United  States 
Paper  Money 


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UNITED  STATES 
PAPER  MONEY 


A REFERENCE  LIST 

OF  PAPER  MONEY,  INCLUDING  FRACTIONAL  CURRENCY, 

ISSUED  SINCE  1861 


ALSO 

A LIST  OF  UNITED  STATES  COINS 

ISSUED  BY  THE  U.  S.  MINTS  SINCE 
THEIR  ORGANIZATION 


SOCIETY  FOR  INTERNATIONAL 
NUMISMATICS:  LIBRARY 

The  Ed  Hallett  Collection 


BY 


GEORGE  H.  BLAKE 

Member  American  Numismatic  Association 

NEW  YORK 


Copyright,  1908,  by 
GEORGE  H.  BLAKE 


PRICE,  ONE  DOLLAR 


INDEX 


PAG  K NO. 

Introduction — United  States  Paper  Money 5 

Concerning  the  Manufacture  of  Paper  Money 5 

Legal  Tender  Value  of  Coins  and  Paper  Money (3. 

Demand  Notes 7 

Legal  Tender  or  United  States  Notes — First  Issue. . . 

Legal  Tender  or  United  States  Notes — Second  Issue 

Legal  Tender  or  United  States  Notes — Third  Issue 9 

Legal  Tender  or  United  States  Notes — Fourth  Issue 10 

Legal  Tender  or  United  States  Notes — Fifth  Issue 12 

Treasury  or  Coin  Notes 13 

Gold  Certificates — First  Issue 14 

Gold  Certificates — Second  Issue 15 

Gold  Certificates — Third  Issue 15 

Gold  Certificates — Fourth  Issue 10 

Gold  Certificates — Fifth  Issue 17 

Gold  Certificates — Sixth  Issue 17 

Gold  Certificates — Seventh  Issue 17 

Gold  Certificates — Eighth  Issue is 

Gold  Certificates — Ninth  Issue ]g 

Silver  Certificates — First  Issue lg 

Silver  Certificates — Second  Issue 20 

Silver  Certificates — Third  Issue 21 

Silver  Certificates — Fourth  Issue 22 

National  Bank  Notes — First  Charter  Period ...  22 

National  Bank  Notes — Second  Charter  Period 25 

National  Bank  Notes — Second  Charter  Period,  1908  Series 20 

National  Bank  Notes — Third  Charter  Period 26 

National  Bank  Notes — Third  Charter  Period,  1908  Series 27 

National  Gold  Bank  Notes 28 

Interest- Bearing  Notes — Three  Years 28 

Interest-Bearing  Notes — Two  Years 29 

Interest-Bearing  Notes — One  Year  29 

Compound  Interest  Notes 30 

Refunding  Notes 30 

Currency  Certificates  of  Deposit 31 

Fractional  Currency — Its  Origin 32 

Fractional  Currency — First  Issue 33 

Fractional  Currency — Second  Issue 34 

Fractional  Currency — Third  Issue 35 

Fractional  Currency — Third  Issue,  with  Red  Backs 37 

Fractional  Currency — Third  Issue,  Essay  for  15  Cents 3g 

Fractional  Currency — Fourth  Issue 39 

Fractional  Currency — Fifth  Issue 40 

Fractional  Currency,  Table  of — Issued,  Redeemed  and  Outstanding 41 

Coinage  of  the  United  States 42 

Table  Showing  Coinage  of  the  Charlotte  Mint 42 

Table  Showing  Coinage  of  the  Dahlonega  Mint 43 

Table  Showing  Coinage  of  the  Denver  Mint 43 

Table  Showing  Coinage  of  the  San  Francisco  Mint 44-45 

Table  Showing  Coinage  of  the  New  Orleans  Mint 40-47 

Table  Showing  Coinage  of  the  Philadelphia  Mint 48-58 

Table  Showing  Coinage  of  the  Carson  City  Mint 54 

Authority  for  Coinage,  etc 55 


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UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY 


Paper  money  has  performed  an  important  part  in  the  history  of  these  United  States.  Adopted 
as  a matter  of  necessity, and  not  from  choice,  by  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony,  in  1600,  it  was  grad- 
ually issued  by  other  colonies  until  in  general  use  by  all. 

It  was  the  original  intention  of  the  colonies  to  have  it  equal  current  coin,  but  depreciation 
took  place,  followed  by  succeeding  issues  of  paper  money,  until  it  became  practically  worthless. 

During  the  Revolution  a new  kind  of  paper  money  was  issued  by  authority  of  the  Continental 
Congress,  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  on  the  war  with  England.  This  was  known  as  Continental 
Currency.  Most  of  this,  also,  became  worthless.  The  Spanish  silver  dollar  became'  the  monetary 
unit,  Congress  so  decreeing  in  1786. 

The  Federal  Constitution,  adopted  in  1787,  forbid  any  state  to  “coin  money,  emit  bills  of 
credit,  or  make  anything  but  gold  and  silver  a tender  in  payment  of  debt.” 

The  Act  of  April  2,  1792,  resulted  in  the  establishment  of  the  Mint  and  the  issuance  in  1793 
of  the  first  coins  of  the  United  States.  Thereafter  no  notes  were  issued  until  called  forth  by  the 
War  of  1812.  This  issue  (1812-15)  was  not  intended  to  circulate  as  money  and  was  retired  as 
quickly  as  possible. 

More  than  twenty  years  elapsed  before  it  became  again  necessary  to  issue  Treasury  notes. 
In  1835  the  United  States  was  practically  out  of  debt,  there  being  on  deposit  sufficient  funds  to 
meet  outstanding  obligations.  Soon  after,  however,  the  requirements  of  the  government  neces- 
sitated the  further  issuance  of  Treasury  notes. 

Commencing  in  1837  and  continuing  to  1843,  Congress  authorized  each  year  an  issue  of  Treasury 
notes.  Most  of  these  notes  were  quickly  redeemed,  and,  in  consequence,  the  First  Comptroller 
on  March  31,  1847,  directed  the  Register  to  close  the  several  accounts  of  above  issues  and  con- 
solidate and  transfer  the  balances  outstanding,  aggregating  8328,083.14,  to  a new  account,  to  be 
known  as  “ Old  Debt.”  This  designation  has  been  continued  to  the  present  time.  The  amount 
outstanding  on  this  account  June  30,  1907,  being  $151,635.26. 

The  next  issues  of  Treasury  notes  were  in  1846  and  1847,  to  meet  deficits  created  in  conse- 
quence of  the  war  with  Mexico. 

In  1857,  there  being  a great  reduction  in  the  revenues  from  customs,  owing  to  the  monetary 
crisis  prevailing  at  the  time,  another  issue  of  Treasury  notes  was  resorted  to. 

In  1860  Congress  authorized  a loan  of  $21,000,000,  but  the  government  failed  to  realize  the 
whole  amount,  owing  to  the  political  troubles  preceding  the  War  of  the  Rebellion.  To  supply 
the  deficiency  Treasury  notes  were  issued.  Still  another  issue  of  Treasury  notes  was  author- 
ized in  1861,  a few  weeks  before  the  commencement  of  hostilities  between  the  North  and  South. 

All  the  Treasury  notes  which  have  been  mentioned  here  were  time  or  promissory  notes  and  bore 
varying  rates  of  interest.  None  were  used,  or  intended  to  be  used,  as  circulating  notes  or  money. 

In  1861  Congress  first  authorized  the  issue  of  notes  intended  to  circulate  as  money.  These 
were  known  as  Demand  Notes,  because  payable  on  demand  when  presented  at  the  Treasury 
(then  in  New  York)  or  at  certain  designated  sub-treasuries.  When  first  issued  they  were  not 
legal  tender,  but  were  subsequently  made  so,  and  also  redeemable  in  coin. 

Later  issues  of  legal  tender  notes,  which  are  also  known  as  United  States  Notes,  were  not 
made  payable  “ on  demand.” 

Other  issues  of  paper  money  are  Gold  Certificates,  Silver  Certificates,  Treasury  or  Coin  Notes, 
National  Bank-notes  and  Fractional  Currency.  None  of  these  bear  interest,  but  one,  two  and 
three-year  notes  were  issued  in  the  early  sixties  and  bore  interest  ranging  from  4%  to  7t%%. 

CONCERNING  THE  MANUFACTURE  OF  PAPER  MONEY 

The  early  issues  of  paper  money,  from  1861  until  1876,  were  made  under  contracts  with  various 
Bank  Note  Companies.  After  that  date  the  Bureau  of  Engraving  and  Printing  in  Washington  com- 
menced the  manufacture  of  all  United  States  paper  money  and  have  continued  to  the  present  time. 


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UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


Since  paper  money  became  a circulating  medium  there  have  been  many  changes  in  design, 
character  of  paper  and  varieties  of  seals  used,  besides  changes  in  signatures  of  Register  and 
Treasurer  because  of  their  retirement  from  office. 

A number  of  notes  were  so  successfully  counterfeited  the  Government  deemed  it  wise  to  dis- 
continue their  issue.  Happily  this  trouble  has  been  reduced  to  a minimum  owing  to  the  vigil- 
ance of  the  Secret  Service  men,  and  now  very  few  counterfeit  notes  are  in  circulation. 

The  first  issues  of  United  States  paper  money  were  printed  on  plain  bank  note  paper  of  vary- 
ing quality  and  thickness.  After  a few  years  silk  fibre  paper  was  adopted  and  its  use  has  been 
continued  since.  At  one  time,  as  an  additional  safeguard  against  counterfeiting,  some  of  the 
bank-note  paper  was  tinted. 

The  Crane  Mills  at  Dalton,  Massachusetts,  have  for  many  years  made  the  paper  for  all  bank- 
notes issued  by  the  United  States  Government. 

As  the  Treasury  regulations  prescribe  the  general  character  of  bank-note  designs,  not  much 
latitude  is  left  to  the  designer  except  in  the  minor  details.  In  these  details  ihere  have  been 
constant  changes,  each  succeeding  issue  being  widely  different  from  any  preceding  issue.  On 
the  early  notes  a larger  part  of  the  obverses  were  covered  with  engraved  work  than  in  later 
issues,  while  some  of  the  reverses  were  entirely  covered.  Of  late  years  the  tendency  has  been 
to  use  less  lathe  work,  but  of  a higher  quality  and  more  complicated  design,  trusting  largely  to 
the  security  offered  by  the  silk  fibre  paper. 

Owing  to  the  extreme  care  exercised  in  the  manufacture  of  bank-notes,  and  their  frequent 
and  rigid  inspection  before  they  are  placed  in  circulation,  errors  and  misprints  are  seldcm  found. 
Such  as  have  found  their  way  into  the  hands  of  the  public  have  been  mostly  rational  bank-notes 
whose  reverse  was  of  a different  denomination  from  the  obverse.  This  was  caused  by  re- 
versing the  paper  when  the  second  printing  took  place,  the  plate  from  whic h the  sheet  was  printed 
bearing  more  than  one  denomination  of  value. 

The  current  issue  of  Silver  Certificates,  series  1899,  one  dollar,  two  dollars  and  five  dollars 
and  Legal  Tender,  series  of  1901,  ten  dollars,  have  been  issued  with  inverted  backs. 


LEGAL  TENDER  VALUE  OF  COINS  AND  PAPER  MONEY 

Rut  few  persons  have  a definite  knowledge  as  to  the  legal  tender  status  of  United  States 
coins  and  paper  money.  Perhaps  the  best  information  on  this  subject  has  been  given  in  a recent 
publication  by  the  Government,  as  follows: 

“There  are  ten  different  kinds  of  money  in  circulation  in  the  United  States,  namely,  gold 
coins,  standard  silver  dollars,  subsidiary  silver,  gold  certificates,  silver  certificates,  Treasury 
notes  issued  under  the  act  of  July  14,  1890,  United  States  notes  (also  called  greenbac  ks  and  lega 
tenders),  national-bank  notes,  and  nickel  and  bronze  coins.  These  forms  of  money  are  all  avail- 
able as  circulation.  While  they  do  not  all  possess  the  full  legal  tender  quality,  each  kind  has 
such  attributes  as  to  give  it  currency.  The  status  of  each  kind  is  as  follows: 

“Gold  coin  is  legal  tender  at  its  nominal  or  face  value  for  all  debts,  public  and  private,  when 
not  below  the  standard  weight  and  limit  of  tolerance  prescribed  by  law  and  when  below  suc  h 
standard  and  limit  of  tolerance  it  is  legal  tender  in  proportion  to  its  weight. 

“Standard  silver  dollars  are  legal  tender  at  their  nominal  or  face  value  in  payment  of  all  debts, 
public  and  private,  without  regard  to  the  amount,  except  where  otherwise  expressly  stipulated 
in  the  contract. 

“Subsidiary  silver  is  legal  tender  for  amounts  not  exceeding  810  in  any  one  ] ayment. 

“Treasury  notes  of  the  act  of  July  14,  1890,  are  legal  tender  for  all  debts,  public  and  private, 
except  where  otherwise  expressly  stipulated  in  the  contract. 

“ United  States  notes  are  legal  tender  for  all  debts,  public  and  private,  except  duties  on  imports 
and  interest  on  the  public  debt. 

“Gold  certificates,  silver  certificates  and  national-ban',  notes  are  not  legal  tender,  hut  both 
classes  of  certificates  are  receivable  for  all  public  dues,  while  national  bank  note's  are  receivable 
for  all  public  clues  except  duties  on  imports,  and  may  be  paid  out  by  the  Government  for  all 
salaries  and  other  debts  and  demands  owing  by  the  United  States  to  individuals,  corporations 
and  associations  within  the  United  States,  except  interest  on  the  public  debt  and  in  redemption 
of  the  national  currency.  All  national  banks  are  required  by  law  to  receive  the  notes  of  other 
national  banks  at  par. 

The  minor  coins  of  nickel  and  copper  are  legal  tender  to  the  extent  of  25  cents.” 


ISSUES  OF  PAPER  MONEY 


The  various  series  of  paper  money  issued  by  t lie  United  Stales  follow  and  are  described  in 
detail.  A number  has  been  given  to  each  type  note  which  refers  co  the  design,  while  variations 
of  signature  and  seal  and  reissues  are  designated  by  numbers  and  letters. 


DEMAND  NOTES 


Ad  of  Congress,  July  17,  1861,  and  supplemental  Notes  dated  Aug.  10,  1861 

Act  of  Aug.  5,  1861. 

Denominations  issued,  So. 00,  SI  0.00  and  S20.00. 

The  whole  amount  authorized  under  above  acts  was  issued  prior  to  April  1,  1862. 

The  notes  were  payable  “on  demand”  by  the  Assistant  Treasurer  at  New  \ ork,  and  at 
the  Sub-Treasuries  in  Philadelphia,  Boston,  Cincinnati,  and  St.  Louis,  and  bore  the  in- 
scription: “Receivable  in  payment  of  all  public  dues.” 

The  obverses  briefly  described  are  as  follows: 


1 So. 00 

2 10.00 

3 20.00 


la  So. 00 
2a  10.00 
3a  20.00 


lb  S5.00 
2b  10.00 
3b  20.00 


Ic  85.00 
2c  10.00 
3c  20.00 


Id  85.00 
2d  10.00 
3d  20.00 


PAYABLE  IN  NEW  YORK 

Portrait,  Alexander  Hamilton  (right);  large  5 (center);  Crawford’s  statue  America 
(left) 

Portrait,  Abraham  Lincoln  (left);  Art  (right);  American  eagle  and  shield  (center) 
Vignette,  Liberty  and  Capitol,  with  large  20  repeated  on  either  side 

PAYABLE  IN  PHILADELPHIA 

Portrait,  Alexander  Hamilton 
“ Abraham  Lincoln 
Vignette,  Liberty 


PAYABLE  IN  ROSTON 

Portrait,  Alexander  Hamilton 
“ Abraham  Lincoln 

Vignette,  Liberty 

PAYABLE  IN  CINCINNATI 

Portrait,  Alexander  Hamilton 
“ Abraham  Lincoln 

Vignette,  Liberty 


PAYABLE  IN  ST.  LOUIS 

Portrait,  Alexander  Hamilton 
“ Abraham  Lincoln 
Vignette,  Liberty 


All  of  this  issue  have  their  values  printed  in  light  green  on  the  face. 

The  backs  are  a darker  green  in  elaborate  designs  of  repeated  value,  with  the  inscrip- 
tion “United  States  of  America.” 


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UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


These  notes  being  the  first  ever  issued  by  the  United  States  with  backs  in  green,  were 
called  “Greenbacks,”  a name  which  has  since  been  applied  generally  to  all  our  paper  money 
except  fractional  currency. 

They  were  engraved  by  the  American  Bank  Note  Company  of  New  York. 

They  were  signed  by  employees  of  the  Government  with  their  own  names  “for  the 
Register”  and  “for  the  Treasurer.” 

This  issue  is  the  only  one  which  does  not  bear  the  seal  of  the  United  States  Treasury. 

Their  being  receivable  for  duties  somewhat  embarrassed  the  Government,  after  the 
suspension  of  specie  payments,  in  providing  for  the  gold  interest  upon  the  public  debt. 
By  the  terms  of  the  law  they  were  not  made  payable  in  gold,  but  in  a circular  sent  out 
by  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  before  the  suspension  of  specie  payments,  they  were 
proclaimed  payable  in  coin,  and  the  Government  felt  obligated  to  so  redeem  them,  in  order 
to  sustain  its  credit.  In  consequence,  these  notes  were  at  times  quoted  at  about  the  same 
premium  as  gold. 


LEGAL  TENDER  NOTES 

KNOWN  ALSO  AS  UNITED  STATES  NOTES 
FIRST  ISSUE 


Act  of  Congress,  Feb.  25,  1862.  Notes  dated  March  10,  1862. 

Denominations  issued,  $5.00,  $10.00,  $20.00,  $50.00,  $100.00,  $500.00,  and  $1,000.00. 


The  five,  ten  and  twenty-dollar  notes  are  the  same  design  on  obverse  as  previous  issue 
with  the  following  exceptions:  The  words  “on  demand”  are  omitted,  as  is  also  the  in- 
scription " Receivable  in  payment  of  all  public  dues.” 

The  signatures  of  L.  E.  Chittenden,  Register,  and  F.  E.  Spinner,  Treasurer,  are  regu- 
larly printed  on  the  notes,  instead  of  being  signed  by  a clerk  “for  the  Register”  or  “for 
the  Treasurer,”  as  heretofore. 

This  issue  was  the  first  to  bear  the  seal  of  the  United  States  Treasury,  which  was  printed 
in  red  on  the  right  side,  and  the  reverses  were  green,  in  a new  design. 

The  following  is  a brief  description  of  the  obverses: 


4 

5 

6 

7 

8 
9 
10 


$5.00  Portrait,  Alexander  Hamilton 

10.00  “ Abraham  Lincoln 

20.00  Vignette,  Liberty 

50.00  Portrait,  Alexander  Hamilton 

100.00  Vignette,  Spread  eagle 

500.00  Portrait,  Albert  Gallatin 

1,000.00  “ Robert  Morris 


All  have  large  numerals  on  obverse,  giving  value  of  note,  on  either  side,  except  the 
$100.00  note,  on  which  they  are  repeated  three  times.  They  were  all  inscribed  “Payable 
at  the  Treasury  of  the  United  States  in  New  York.” 

The  Act  of  Congress  authorizing  this  issue  directed  that  a portion  of  the  notes  should 
be  exchangeable  for  United  States  six  per  cent,  twenty-year  bonds,  and  accordingly  two 
different  obligations  are  found  upon  the  reverse:  The  first  were  known  as  “convertible 
notes”  and  read  as  follows: 

“This  note  is  a Legal  Tender  for  all  debts,  public  and  private,  except  duties  on  imports 
and  interest  on  the  public  debt,  and  is  exchangeable  for  United  States  six  per  cent.  Twenty- 
Year  Bonds,  redeemable  at  the  pleasure  of  the  United  States  after  Five  years.” 

The  second:  “This  note  is  a Legal  Tender  for  all  Debts,  Public  and  Private,  except 
Duties  on  Imports  and  Interest  on  the  Public  Debt,  and  is  receivable  in  payment  of  all 
loans  made  to  the  United  States.” 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


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The  following  are  the  denominations  issued  with  the  second  obligation: 


4a 

$5.00 

Portrait,  Alexander  Hamilton 

5a 

10.00 

“ Abraham  Lincoln 

6a 

20.00 

Vignette,  Liberty 

7a 

50.00 

Portrait,  Alexander  Hamilton 

8a 

100.00 

Vignette,  Spreadeagle 

9a 

500.00 

Portrait,  Albert  Gallatin 

10a 

1,000.00 

Robert  Morris 

LEGAL  TENDER  NOTES 

SECOND  ISSUE 

Act  of  Congress,  July  11,  1862.  Notes  dated  Aug.  1,  1802. 

Denominations  issued,  $1.00  and  $2.00. 

These  were  the  first  legal  tender  notes  of  small  denomination. 

~f"~l  I $1.00  Portrait,  Salmon  P.  Chase  (left) 

12  2.00  “ Alexander  Hamilton 

The  reverses  are  green,  and  bear  the  second  obligation  mentioned  in  the  previous  issue. 
These  were  issued  in  many  “series”  and  each  series  was  numbered  independently  of 
an  other,  no  note  having  been  observed  bearing  a higher  number  than  100,000.  The  same 
will  apply  also  to  the  preceding  and  next  following  issue. 

The  signatures  on  these  notes  are  L.  E.  Chittenden,  Registei , and  F.  E.  Spinner,  Treas- 
urer, and  double  numbering  now  first  appears. 

Both  the  American  Bank  Note  Company  and  National  Bank  Note  Company  were  con- 
cerned in  the  engraving  and  printing. 


LEGAL  TENDER  NOTES 

THIRD  ISSUE 

Act  of  Congress,  March  3,  1863.  1 Notes  dated  March  10,  1863. 

Denominations  issued,  $5.00,  $10.00,  $20.00,  $50.00,  $100.00,  $500.00,  and  $1,000.00. 

The  designs  of  these  notes  are  the  same  as  those  dated  March  10,  1862. 

A portion  of  the  issue  is  numbered  on  both  the  lower  left  side,  and  upper  right  side 
of  note.  All  bear  the  signatures  of  L.  E.  Chittenden,  Register,  and  F.  E.  Spinner,  Treasurer. 


4b 

$5.00 

Portrait,  Alexander  Hamilton 

5b 

10.00 

Abraham  Lincoln 

6b 

20.00 

Vignette,  Liberty 

7b 

50.00 

Portrait,  Alexander  Hamilton 

8b 

100.00 

Vignette,  Spread-eagle 

9b 

500.00 

Portrait,  Albert  Gallatin 

10b 

1,000.00 

Robert  Morris 

The  reverses  are  green  and  of  same  design  as  those  issued  under  Act  of  February  25, 
1862,  with  the  second  obligation,  previously  mentioned.  These  notes  were  engraved  by 
the  American  Bank  Note  Company. 


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UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


LEGAL  TENDER  NOTES 

FOURTH  ISSUE 

Act  of  Congress , March  3,  1863.  Series  of  1869,  1874,  1875,  1878,  1880  and  1907. 

Denominations  issued,  $1.00,  $2.00,  $5.00,  $10.00,  $20.00,  $50.00,  $100.00, 

$500.00,  $1,000.00,  $5,000.00,  and  $10,000.00. 


Tlie.se  notes  hear  the  following  portraits: 


13 

$1.00 

Portrait 

, George  Washington 

14 

2.00 

U 

Thomas  Jefferson 

15 

5.00 

a 

Andrew  Jackson 

16 

10.00 

« 

Daniel  Webster 

17 

20.00 

u 

Alexander  Hamilton 

18 

50.00 

“ 

Henry  Clay  on  series  of  1869  ar.d 

19 

50.00 

“ 

Benjamin  Franklin  on  series  of  1874,  1875,  1878  and  1880 

20 

100.00 

“ 

Abraham  Lincoln 

21 

500.00 

a 

John  Quincy  Adams  on  series  of  1869,  and 

22 

500.00 

“ 

General  J.  K.  Mansfield  on  series  of  1874,  1875,  187S  and  1880 

23 

1 ,000.00 

u 

De  Witt  Clinton  in  center,  Columbus  at  left 

24 

5,000.00 

u 

James  Madison  on  series  of  1878  only 

25 

10,000.00 

u 

Andrew  Jackson 

The  series  of  1874  included  only  $1.00,  $2.00,  $50.00,  and  $500.00,  and  no  $1,000.00  hills 
were  issued  of  1874  and  1875.  Series  of  1907  consists  of  $5.00  only. 

The  reverses  are  green,  in  two  classes  of  designs,  that  adopted  in  1874  continuing  through 
all  the  re-issues. 

They  were  so  numerous  and  so  long  in  issue  that  some  of  the  denominations  are  occa- 
sionally seen  at  the  present  time. 

In  1869  the  United  States  Government  began  the  use  of  silk  fibre  paper  in  it>  banknotes. 

They  are  found  as  follows: 


SIGNATURES  AND  SEALS 


$1.00 


13 

1869,  John  Allison,  Register, 

F.  E.  Spinner,  Tr 

13a 

1874,  “ 

U U 

13b 

1875,  “ 

John  C.  New, 

I3bb 

1875,  “ “ “ Series 

B “ “ “ 

i Se- 

1875, “ 

A.  U.  Wyman, 

nd 

1878,  “ 

Jas.  Gilfillan, 

I3e 

1880,  G.  W.  Scofield, 

“ “ 

1 3f 

1880,  B.  K.  Bruce, 

“ “ 

1 3g 

1880,  “ 

A.  Lb  Wyman, 

131 

18S0,  W.  S.  Rosecrans  “ 

J.  N.  Huston, 

13m 

1880,  “ 

u « 

1 So 

1880,  “ 

E.  11.  Nebeker, 

1 3p 

18S0,  J. Fount. Tillman,  “ 

I).  X.  Morgan, 

$2.00 

14 

1869,  John  Allison,  Register, 

F.  E.  Spinner,  Tr 

14a 

1874, 

a u 

14b 

1875,  “ 

John  C.  New, 

1 4bb 

1875,  “ “ “ Series  B 

1 4c 

1875,  “ 

A.  U.  Wyman 

Large  red  with  spikes  (right) 
Red  with  rays  (left) 


Large  brown  with  spikes  (right) 


Large  red  with  spikes  (right) 
“ brown  “ 

Red,  scalloped  (left) 


Large  red  with  spikes  (right) 
Red  with  rays  (left) 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


11 


I4d  1878,  John  Allison,  Register, 
I4e  1880,  G.  W.  Scofield, 

1 4f  1880,  B.  K.  Bruce, 

I 4g  1880,  “ 

141  1880,  W.  S.  Rosecrans, 

14m  1880,  “ 

I 4o  1880,  “ 

I4p  1880,  J. Fount. Tillman,  “ 


$2.00 

Jas.  Gilfillan,  Treasurer, 


A.  U.  Wyman, 
J.  N.  Huston, 

U ll 

E.  H.  Nebeker, 
D.  X.  Morgan, 


Red  with  rays  (left) 

Large  brown  with  spikes  (right) 


u u 


Large  red  with  spikes  (right) 
Large  brown  with  spikes  (right) 
Red,  scalloped  (right) 


- $5.00 

15  1869,  John  Allison,  Register,  F.  E.  Spinner,  Treasurer,  Large  red  with  spikes  (right) 


15b 

1875, 

“ 

John  C.  New, 

Red  with  rays  (left) 

I5bb 

1875, 

“ “ 

Series  A 

44  44  44  44 

1 5bbbl875, 

“ “ 

“ 

Series  B “ “ 

44  44  44  44 

15c 

1 875, 

U (4 

A.  U.  Wyman,  “ 

44  44  44  44 

I5d 

1878, 

“ “ 

u 

Jas.  Gilfillan, 

44  44  44  4. 

15c 

1880, 

G.  W.  Scofield, 

“ “ “ 

Large  brown  with  spikes  (right) 

1 5f 

1880, 

B.  K.  Bruce, 

** 

“ “ “ 

44  44  44  44  44 

I5g 

1S80, 

11  “ 

A.  U.  Wyman, 

44  44  44  4.  44 

I5h 

1SS0, 

14  44 

“ “ “ 

“ red,  no  spikes 

I5i 

1880,  W.  S.  Rosecrans, 

C.  X.  Jordan, 

44  44  44  44  44 

I5j 

1880, 

44  44 

James  W.  Hyatt,  “ 

“ “ “ “ “ 

151 

1880, 

4.  44 

J.  X.  Huston, 

“ “ with  “ 

15m 

1 8S0, 

44  44 

44 

“ “ “ 

“ brown  “ 

I5n 

1880, 

44  44 

44 

F.  H.  Nebeker,  “ 

44  4.  *4  44  44 

l5o 

1880, 

44  44 

44 

“ “ “ 

Red,  scalloped  (right) 

I5p 

1880, 

J.  Fount.  Till  man, 

D.  X.  Morgan, 

“ “ “ 

I5(] 

1880, 

B.  K.  Bruce, 

44 

Ellis  H.  Roberts,  “ 

44  44  44 

I5r 

1880, 

J.  W.  Lyons, 

44 

“ “ “ 

44  44  44 

15  s 

1907, 

W.  T.  Vernon, 

Chas.  H.  Treat, 

810.00 

16  1869,  John  Allison,  Register, 

16b  1 875,  “ 

I6d  1878,  “ 

16c  1880,  G.  W.  Scofield, 

I6f  1880,  B.  K.  Bruce 

I6g  1 8S0,  “ 

1 61 1 1880,  “ 

I6i  1880,  W.  S.  Rosecrans,  “ 

1 6 j 1880,  “ 

16k  1880,  “ 

161  1880,  “ 

16m  1880,  “ 

I6r  1880,  J.  W.  Lyons, 


17  1869,  John  Allison,  Register 

17b  1875,  “ 

I7d  1878,  “ 

I7g  1880,  B.  K.  Bruce, 

I7h  1880,  “ 

I7i  1880,  W.  S.  Rosecrans,  “ 

171  1880,  “ 

17m  1S80,  “ 

I7r  1880,  J.  W.  Lyons, 


F.  E.  Spinner,  Treasurer, 
John  C.  New, 

Jas.  Gilfillan, 

Jas.  Gilfillan, 

A.  U.  Wyman, 

C.  N.  Jordan, 

James  W.  Hyatt, 

J.  X.  Huston, 

Ellis  H.  Roberts, 

$20.00 

F.  F.  Spinner,  Treasurer, 
John  C.  New, 

Jas.  Gilfillan, 

A.  U.  Wyman, 

C.  X.  Jordan, 

J.  X.  Huston, 

Ellis  H.  Roberts,  “ 


Large  red  with  spikes  (right) 
Red  with  rays  (left) 

Large  brown  .with  spikes  (right) 

red,  no 

“ with 
brown 

Red,  scalloped  (right) 


Large  red  with  spikes  (left) 

Red  with  rays  (right) 

Large  brown  with  spikes  (right) 
“ led.  no 


with 

“ brown  “ 

Red,  scalloped  (right) 


12 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


$50.00 

18  1869,  John  Allison,  Register, 

19  1874,  “ 

19c  1875,  “ 

I9g  1880,  B.  K.  Bruce, 

I9j  1880,  W.  S.  Rosecrans,  “ 

19  m 1880,  “ 


20  1869,  John  Allison,  Register. 

20d  1878,  “ 

20g  1880,  B.  K.  Bruce, 

20i  1880,  W.  S.  Rosecrans,  “ 

20m  1880,  “ 


SI, 000.00 

23d  18S0,  J.  Fount. Tillman, Register,  D.  N.  Morgan,  Treasurer,  Red,  scalloped,  right 

23f  1880,  J W.  Lyons,  Ellis  H Roberts,  " 


$5,000.00 

24  1878,  G.  W.  Scofield,  Register  Jas.  Gilfillan,  Treasurer,  Large  brown  with  spikes  (right) 


$10,000.00 

25e  1878,  G.  W Scofield,  Register,  Jas.  Gilfillan,  Treasurer. 


F.  E.  Spinner,  Treasurer,  Large  red  with  spikes  (right; 

Medium  red  with  rays  “ 

A.  U.  Wyman,  “ “ “ “ “ “ 

Large  brown  with  spikes  (right) 
James  W.  Hyatt,  " “ red,  no 

J.  N.  Huston,  “ “ 


SI  00.00 

F.  E.  Spinner,  Treasurer,  Large  red  with  spikes  (right) 
Jas.  Gilfillan,  “ Meduim  red  with  rays 

A.  U.  Wyman,  “ Large  brown  with  spikes  (right) 

C.  N.  Jordan,  “ “ red,  no  spikes, 

J.  N.  Huston,  “ “ brown  with  spikes  “ 


LEGAL  TENDER  NOTES 

FIFTH  ISSUE 

Authorized  by  the  Legal  Tender  Acts  of  1862  and  1863.  Series  oj  1901. 

Denomination  issued,  $10.00. 


This  has  on  obverse  the  value  of  note  in  red  and  the  inscription:  “This  Note  is  a legal 
tender  for  ten  dollars,  subject  to  the  provisions  of  Section  3588  R.  S.” 

26  $10.00  Buffalo  in  center,  vignettes,  Lewis  and  Clark,  on  either  end. 


The  reverse  is  in  green  with  standing  female  figure  l>etween  two  column-  representing 
Enlightenment  and  reads:  “This  Note  is  a Legal  Tender  at  its  face  value  for  all  Debts  Public 
and  Private,  except  Duties  on  Imports  and  Interest  on  the  Public  Debt.” 


SIGNATURES  AND  SEALS 

26  J.  W.  Lyons,  Register,  Ellis  H.  Roberts,  Treasurer,  Red,  scalloped  (right) 

26a  W.  T.  Vernon,  “ Chas.  H.  Treat, 

26b  “ “ “ 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY.  13 

TREASURY  OR  COIN  NOTES 

/ZTc 

Act  of  Congress,  July  14,  1900.  Series  of  1890  and  1891. 

Denominations  issued,  81.00,  82.00,  85.00,  810.00,  820.00,  850.00,  8100.00, 

8500.00  and  81,000.00. 

These  notes  were  issued  in  payment  of  silver  bullion,  which  Congress  directed  the  Sec- 
retary of  the  Treasury  to  purchase  from  time  to  time,  in  accordance  with  the  above  Act. 
They  are  redeemable  in  gold  or  silver  coin,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Secretary  of  the 
Treasury.  They  are  a legal  tender  for  all  debts,  public  and  private,  except  where  other- 
wise expressly  stipulated  in  the  contract,  and  are  receivable  for  customs,  taxes,  and  all 
public  dues. 

They  bear  the  following  portraits: 


27 

81.00 

Portrait, 

Edwin  M.  Stanton 

28 

2.00 

44 

General  McPherson 

29 

5.00 

44 

“ Thomas 

30 

10.00 

44 

“ Sheridan 

31 

20.00 

u 

John  Marshall 

32 

50.00 

“ 

William  H.  Seward 

33 

100.00 

41 

Admiral  Farragut 

34 

500.00 

44 

General  Sherman 

35 

1,000.00 

44 

“ Meade 

The  reverses  are  green  and  very  handsome,  the  denomination  of  each  note  being  carried 
across  it  in  large  letters  of  attractive  design. 

They  are  found  as  follows: 


SIGNATURES  AND  SEALS 


81.00 


27 

1890,  W.  S. 

Rosecrans,  Register, 

27a 

1890,  “ 

44  44 

27b 

1890,  " 

44  * 44 

27c 

1891,  “ 

44  44 

27d 

1891,  J.  Fount.  Tillman,  “ 

27e 

1S91,  B.  K. 

Bruce, 

J.  N.  Huston,  Treasurer,  Large  brown  with  spikes  (right) 


E.  H.  Nebeker, 

Red,  scalloped  (right) 

D.  N.  Morgan, 

Ellis  II . Roberts,  “ 

44  44  44 

82.00 


28 

28a 

28b 

28c 

28d 

28* 


1890,  \Y.  S.  Rosecrans,  Register, 
1890,  " 

1890,  “ 

1891,  “ 


1891,  J.  Fount.  Tillman, 
1891,  B.  K.  Bruce, 


J.  N.  Huston,  Treasurer,  Large  brown  with  spikes  (right) 
E.  H.  Nebeker,  " 

Red,  scalloped  (right) 

I).  N.  Morgan, 

Ellis  H.  Roberts,  “ 


85.00 


29 

29a 

29b 

29c 

29d 

29e 

29l 


1890,  W.  S.  Rosecrans,  Register, 
1 S90,  “ 

1890,  “ 

1891,  “ 

1891,  J.  Fount.  Tillman, 

1891,  B.  K.  Bruce, 

1891,  J.  W.  Lyons, 


J.  N.  Huston,  Treasurer,  Large  brown  with  spikes  (right) 
E.  H.  Nebeker, 

“ “ “ Red,  scalloped  (right) 

T).  N.  Morgan, 

Ellis  H.  Roberts,  “ 


14 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


SI  0.00 


30 

301) 

30c 

301 


1890,  \Y.  S.  Rosecrans,  Register, 

1890,  “ 

1891,  “ 

1891,  B.  K.  Bruce, 


J.  X.  Huston,  Treasurer,  Large  brown  with  spikes  (right) 
E.  H.  Xebeker,  “ Red,  scalloped  (right) 

Ellis  H.  Roberts,  “ 


$20.00 


31 

31a 

31b 

3ld 


1890,  W . S.  Rosecrans,  Register, 
1890,  “ 

1890,  “ 

1891,  J.  Fount.  Tillman, 


J.  X.  Huston,  Treasurer,  Large  brown  with  spikes  (right) 
E.  H.  Xebeker, 

Red,  scalloped  (right'' 

I).  X.  Morgan, 


$50.00 


32c  1891,  \Y.  S.  Rosecrans,  Register,  E.  H.  Xebeker,  Treasurer,  Red,  scalloped  (right) 


$100.00 

33  1890,  W.  S.  Rosecrans,  Register,  J.  X.  Huston,  Treasurer,  Large  brown  with  spikes  (right) 


GOLD  CERTIFICATES 

FIRST  ISSUE 


Act  of  Congress,  March  3,  1803.  With  written  dates. 

Denominations  issued,  $20.00,  $100.00,  $500.00,  $1,000.00,  $5,000.00  and  $10,000.00. 


The  price  of  gold  at  the  time  of  the  passage  of  the  above  Act  was  over  I50(^.  As 
duties  on  imports  were  payable  in  gold,  and  many  commercial  transactions  were  conducted 
on  a gold  basis,  it  was  then  bought  and  sold  like  merchandise  at  the  ruling  market  rates. 
Congress  bv  this  Act  authorized  the  deposit  of  gold  coin  and  bullion  with  the  Treasurer 
or  any  Assistant  Treasurer  of  the  United  States  in  sums  not  less  than  $20.00  and  the  issue 
of  certificates  therefor,  in  denominations  the  same  as  United  States  notes. 

It  was  not  until  Xov.  13,  1865,  that  the  first  of  these  certificates  was  issued.  Very 
few  were  seen  by  the  general  public,  most  of  them  being  for  clearing  house  purposes,  in 
the  large  denominations  of  81,000.00,  $5,000.00  and  $10,000.00. 

They  were  signed  by  S.  B.  Colby,  Register,  and  F.  E.  Spinner,  Treasurer,  and  certifi- 
cates issued  at  any  Hub-Treasury  also  bore  the  signature  of  the  Assistant  Treasurer  in 
charge.  To  be  typical  of  gold  they  were  printed  in  black  on  yellow  paper. 

The  following  is  a brief  description  of  these  certificates: 


PAYABLE  AT  XE\Y  YORK 


36 

$20.00 

Vignette,  Eagle  with  flag  and  shield 

37 

100.00 

Eagle  over  flag  and  shield,  female  head 

38 

500.00 

Eagle  with  flag  and  shield 

39 

1 ,000.00 

Eagle  with  flag,  female  head 

40 

5,000.00 

Eagle,  with  Hag,  female  head 

41 

10,000.00 

Eagle  with  Hag  and  shield 

UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


15 


PAYABLE  AT  WASHINGTON  AND  COUNTERSIGNED  BY  ASSISTANT 

TREASURER 

$20.00  Vignette,  Eagle  with  Hag  and  shield 
100.00  “ Eagle  over  Hag  and  shield 

5,000.00  “ Eagle  with  flag,  female  head 

PLACE  OF  PAYMENT  BLANK 

$20.00  Vignette,  Eagle  with  flag  and  shield 
100.00  “ Eagle  over  Hag  and  shield 

The  backs  were  printed  in  red  with  the  value  in  large  letters. 


GOLD  CERTIFICATES 

SECOND  ISSUE 


Act  of  Congress,  March  3,  1863.  Series  cf  1870  and  1871. 

Denominations  issued,  SI 00.00,  $500.00,  SI, 000.00  $5,000.00  and  $10,000.00. 


All  this  issue  was  made  payable  at  New  York  to  blank_order  and  countersigned  by  the 
Assistant  Treasurer. 


si  oo.oo 

500.00 
1 ,000.00 
5,000.00 
10,000.00 


Portrait,  Thomas  II.  Benton  (Series  1871  only) 
Abraham  Lincoln 
Alexander  Hamilton 
“ James  Madison 
“ Andrew  Jackson 


On  all  of  this  issue  were  the  large  red  seal  with  spikes,  and  printed  signatures  of  Allison 
and  New,  Allison  and  Gilfillan,  and  Allison  and  Wyman. 

Some  of  the  larger  denominations  bore  autographic  signatures. 

The  backs  were  left  blank  for  endorsement. 


GOLD  CERTIFICATES 

THIRD  ISSUE 


Act  of  Congress,  March  3,  1863.  Series  1875. 

Denominations  issued,  $500.00  and  $1,000.00. 

$500.00  Portrait,  Abraham  Lincoln 
1 ,000.00  “ Alexander  Hamilton 

The  $500  certificates  bore  the  signatures  of  John  Allison,  Register,  and  John  C.  New, 
Treasurer.  On  the  $1,000.00  certificates  blank  spaces  were  left  for  autograph  signatures 
of  Register  and  Treasurer,  and  both  were  countersigned  by  the  Assistant  Treasurer  in 
New  York,  where  they  were  made  payable. 


16 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


GOLD  CERTIFICATES 

FOURTH  ISSUE 


Act  of  Congress,  July  12,  1882.  Hated,  Sept.  1,  1882. 

Denominations  issued,  $20.00,  $50.00,  8100.00,  8500.00,  81 ,000.00,  $5,000.00  and  810,000.00. 

These  certificates  were  issued  for  deposits  of  gold  coin,  and  are  receivable  in  payment 
of  customs,  taxes  and  all  public  dues. 

They  bear  the  following  portraits: 


49 

820.00 

Portrait,  James  A.  Garfield 

50 

50.00 

" Silas  Wright 

51 

100.00 

“ Thomas  H.  Benton 

52 

500.00 

Abraham  Lincoln 

53 

1 ,000.00 

Alexander  Hamilton 

54 

5,000.00 

“ James  Madison 

55 

10,000.00 

Andrew  Jackson 

The  reverses,  being  in  yellow,  present  a very  attractive  appearance  and  are  suggestive 
of  the  gold  they  represent. 

Some  of  this  issue  were  made  payable  bv  the  Assistant  Treasurer  in  New  York,  and 
when  so  payable  were  countersigned  by  him. 

They  are  found  as  follows: 


PAYABLE  AT  WASHINGTON 
SIGNATURES  AND  SEALS 
820.00 


49 

1882,  B.  K.  Bruce,  Register, 

Jas.  Gilfillan,  Treasurer,  Brown,  scalloped 

49b 

1882,  “ 

A.  U.  Wyman,  “ 

u u 

49d 

1882,  W.  S.  Rosecrans,  “ 

J.  N.  Huston,  “ 

Large  brown  with  spikes 

49e 

1882,  J.  W.  Lyons, 

Ellis  H.  Roberts,  “ 

Red,  scalloped 

$50.00 

50 

1882,  B.  K.  Bruce,  Register, 

Jas.  Gilfillan,  Treasurer, 

, Brown,  scalloped 

50b 

1882,  “ 

A.  U.  Wyman,  “ 

u “ 

50c 

1882,  W.  S.  Rosecrans,  “ 

James  W.  Hyatt,  “ 

Large  red  with  spikes 

8100.00 

51 

1882,  B.  K.  Bruce,  Register, 

Jas.  Gilfillan,  Treasurer, 

, Brown,  scalloped 

51c 

1882,  W.  S.  Rosecrans,  " 

James  W.  Hyatt,  “ 

Large  red  with  spikes 

5ld 

1882,  “ 

J.  N.  Huston,  “ 

“ brown  with  “ 

PAYABLE  AT  NEW  YORK  AND  COUNTERSIGNED  BY  ASSISTANT  TREASURER 

$20.00 

49a  1882,  B.  K.  Bruce,  Register,  Jas.  Gilfillan,  Treasurer,  Brown,  scalloped 

$50.00 

50a  1882,  B.  K.  Bruce,  Register,  Jas.  Gilfillan,  Treasurer,  Brown,  scalloped 

8100.00 

51a  1882,  B.  K.  Bruce,  Register,  Jas.  Gilfillan,  Treasurer,  Brown,  scalloped 


UNITED  ^STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 

GOLD  CERTIFICATES 


17 


FIFTH  ISSUE 


Act  of  Congress,  July  12,  1882.  Series  1888. 

Mot  dated 

Denominations  issued,  55,000.00  and  510,000.00. 

56  55,000.00  Portrait,  James  Madison 

57  10,000.00  “ Andrew  Jackson 

These  were  made  payable  in  New  York  to  bearer  and  also  to  blank  order,  and  were 
signed  W.  S.  Rosecrans,  Register,  and  James  W.  Hyatt,  Treasurer,  also  W.  S.  Rose- 
crans,  Register,  and  E.  H.  Nebeker,  Treasurer,  and  were  countersigned  by  the  Assistant 
Treasurer  at  New  York. 


GOLD  CERTIFICATES 

SIXTH  ISSUE 

Act  of  Congress,  March  14,  1900.  Series  of  1900. 

Denomination  issued,  510,000.00. 

58  510,000.00  Portrait,  Andrew  Jackson 

The  place  of  payment. was  left  blank  on  this  certificate.  It  bore  the  signatures  of  the 
following: 

58  J.  W.  Lyons,  Register,  Ellis  H.  Roberts,  Treasurer 
58a  “ “ “ Chas.  H.  Treat, 

58b  W.  T.  Vernon,  “ “ “ 

It  was  also  countersigned  by  the  Assistant  Treasurer  of  United  States. 


GOLD  CERTIFICATES 

SEVENTH  ISSUE 

Act  of  Congress,  July  12,  1882.  Series  of  1905,  1906  and  1907. 

Denominations  issued,  510.00  and  $20.00. 

The  obverses  of  these  notes  are  printed  in  black.  On  the  520.00  the  words  ‘in  gold 
coin”  are  printed  in  yellow  on  the  series  of  1905,  left  white  in  1906,  and  shaded  in  1907. 

59  $10.00  Portrait,  Michael  Hillegas 

60  20.00  “ George  Washington 

The  reverses  are  yellow  and  have  in  center  the  coat  of  arms  of  the  United  States,  with 
the  value,  etc.;  the  color  is  of  a deeper  tone  than  any  previously  used. 

Both  520.00  are  printed  from  the  same  plate,  but  vary  in  having  at  left,  on  obverse,  a 
yellow  monogram  of  S20.00  on  the  1905  issue,  which  is  changed  to  XX  in  1906.  This  is 
one  of  the  handsomest  notes  ever  issued  by  the  United  States. 


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Sl< ! NATURES  AN  1U. SEALS 

$10.00 

59  1007,  AY.  T.  A’ernon,  Register,  Chas.  H.  Treat,  Treasurer,  Yellow,  scalloped 


$20.00 


60  1905,  J.  AY.  Lyons,  Register, 

60a  1905,  “ 

60b  1906,  AA’.  T.  Vernon,  “ 


Ellis  H.  Roberts,  Treasurer,  Red,  scalloped 
Chas.  H.  Treat, 

Yellow,  scalloped 


GOLD  CERTIFICATES 


EIGHTH  ISSUE 

Act  of  Congress,  July  12,  18S2.  Series  1907. 

Denomination  issued,  §1,000.00. 

61  $1,000.00  Portrait,  Alexander  Hamilton 

This  bears  the  signatures  of  AAT.  T.  Vernon,  Register,  and  Chas.  H.  Treat,  Treasurer. 


GOLD  CERTIFICATES 

NINTH  ISSUE 


Act  oj  Congress,  .July  12,  1882.  Series  of  1908. 

Denominations  to  be  issued,  §50.00  and  §100. 00. 

At  present  writing  these  certificates  have  not  been  placed  in  circulation. 

They  are  of  the  same  general  character  as  those  of  1905-6  and  7 series.  They  are 
numbered  in  yellow  and  have  the  scalloped  seal  in  the  same  color. 

62  §50.00  Portrait,  U.  S.  Grant 

63  100.00  “ Abraham  Lincoln 


SILVER  CERTIFICATES 

FIRST  ISSUE 


Act  of  Congress,  Feb.  28,  1S78.  Scries  of  1S7S  and  18S0. 

Denominations  issued,  $10.00,  §20.00,  §50.00,  §100.00,  §500.00  and  $1,000.00. 

These  certificates  on  obverse  bear  the  following  inscription: 

“ Certificate  of  Deposit” 

“This  certifies  that  there  have  been  deposited  with  the  Treasurer  of  the  United  States 

at  AYashington,  1).  C\,  payable  at  his  office  to  the  bearer,  on  demand  

silver  dollars/’ 

Some  of  the  1878  series  were  issued  for  silver  deposited  with  the  Assistant  Treasurer 
in  New  York,  and  were  countersigned  by  him  or  his  subordinate,  in  which  case  the  in- 
scription was  altered  to  meet  this  condition. 


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The  Washington  certificates  were  countersigned  by  the  Assistant  Treasurer  of  t lie 
United  States. 

They  bear  the  following  portraits: 


64 

810.00 

Portrait,  Robert  Morris 

65 

20.00 

“ Commodore  Decatur 

66 

50.00 

Edward  Everett 

67 

100.00 

“ James  Monroe 

68 

500.00 

" Charles  Sumner 

69 

1 ,000.00 

William  L.  Marcy 

The  reverses  are  printed  in  black  and  are  very  similar  to  each  other  in  design,  the  prin- 
cipal feature  being  the  word  “silver”  in  large  letters  extending  across  the  certificate. 

They  also  bear  the  inscription  “This  certificate  is  receivable  for  customs,  taxes  and 
all  public  dues  arc!  when  so  received  may  be  reissued.” 

They  are  found  as  follows: 


SIGNATURES  AND  SEALS 
$10.00 

64  1878,*G.  \\  . Scofield,  Register,  Jas.  Gilfillan,  Treasurer,  Large  red  with  rays,  key  point- 

ing to  right 

64a  1880,  “ “ “ “ “ “ Large  brown  with  short  rays 

64b  1S80,  B.  K.  Bruce,  “ A.  U.  Wyman,  “ Large  red,  no  rays 

64c  18S0,  " “ “ “ “ “ Large  brown  with  short  rays 

^Countersigned  J.  C.  Hopper, rfor  Assistant  Treasurer,  New  York. 


820.00 


65 

1878,*G.  W. 

Scofield,  Register 

65a 

1880, 

« 

65c 

1SS0,**  “ 

« 4. 

65d 

1880,  B.  K. 

Bruce, 

65e 

1880,  “ 

a ii 

65f 

1880,  “ 

41  II 

Jas.  Gilfillan,  Treasurer,  Large  red  with  rays,  key  point- 
ing to  right 

Large  brown  with  short  rays 


A.  U.  Wyman, 


Small,  round  red 
Large  brown  with  short  rays 
“ spikes 


*Countersigned  A.  U.  Wyman,  Assistant  Treasurer,  Washington,  D.  C. 
**Countersigned  Thos.  Hillhouse,  Assistant  Treasurer,  New  York. 


$50.00 


66e  1880,  B.  K.  Bruce,  Register, 

66g  1S80,  W.  S.  Rosecrans,  “ 

66h  1880,  “ 


A.  U.  Wyman,  Treasurer,  Large  brown  with  short  rays 
J.  N.  Huston,  “ “ “ “ spikes 

E.  H.  Nebeker,  “ Red,  scalloped 


$100.00 

67  1 878, *G.  W.  Scofield,  Register,  Jas.  Gilfillan,  Treasurer,  Large  red  with  rays,  key  point- 

ing to  right 

67g  1880,  W.  S.  Rosecrans,  “ J.  N.  Huston,  “ Large  brown  with  spikes 

^Countersigned  A.  U.  Wyman,  Assistant  Treasurer,  Washington,  D.  C. 


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UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


SILVER  CERTIFICATES 

SECOND  ISSUE 

Act  of  Congress,  Aug.  4,  18S6.  Series  of  1886,  1891,  and  1908  on  S10.00  only. 

Denominations  issued,  81.00,  82.00,  85.00,  810.00  and  >'20.00. 


They  bear  the  following  portraits: 


70 

81.00 

Portrait,  Martha  Washington 

71 

2.00 

u 

General  Hancock  and 

72 

2.00 

u 

William  Windom,  on  series  of  1891  only 

73 

5.00 

“ 

General  Grant 

74 

10.00 

“ 

T.  A.  Hendricks 

75 

20.00 

Daniel  Manning 

The  reverses  of  the  1886  series  are  in  green,  very  closely  covered  with  la t lie  work,  while 
those  of  1891  are  in  a more  open  design.  The  most  striking  occurs  on  the  85.00  certificate, 
which  has  a representation  of  five  silver  dollars,  the  center  one  bearing  the  date  1886. 

Roth  series  bear  the  same  inscription  regarding  customs,  taxes,  etc.,  as  those  of  1878 
and  1880. 

SIGNATURES  AND  SEALS 


81.00 


70 

1886,  W.  S.  Rosecrans,  Register, 

C.  N.  Jordan,  Treasurer, 

, Small  red,  round 

70a 

1886,  " 

“ 

•las.  W.  Hyatt.  * 

44  « u 

70b 

1886,  “ 

(4 

“ “ “ “ 

Large  red  with  spikes 

70c 

1886,  “ 

U 

J.  N.  Huston, 

“ “ u “ 

70d 

1886,  “ 

“ 

“ “ “ 

44 • brown  41 

70e 

1886,  “ 

M 

E.  H.  Nebeker, 

“ “ “ 44 

70f 

1886,  " 

U 

“ “ “ 

Medium  red,  scalloped 

70g 

1891,  “ 

** 

u u u 

«4  *4  II 

7 Oh 

1891,  J.  Fount.  Tillman, 

D.  N.  Morgan,  " 

82.00  Hancock 

71 

1886,  W.  S.  Rosecrans,  Register, 

C.  N.  Jordan,  Treasurer, 

, Small  red,  round 

71a 

1886,  “ 

U 

Jas.  W.  Hyatt, 

M M U 

71b 

1886,  “ 

44 

MU  U U 

Large  red  with  spikes 

71c 

1886,  - 

U 

J.  N.  Huston, 

»4  “ M 44 

7 Id 

1886,  " 

U 

U U «4 

“ brown  “ 

82.00  Windom 

72 

1891,  W.  S.  Rosecrans,  Register, 

E.  H.  Nebeker,  Treasurer,  Medium  red,  scalloped 

72a 

1891,  J.  Fount.  Tillman, 

D.  N.  Morgan, 

85.00 

73 

1886,  W.  S.  Rosecrans.  Register, 

C.  N.  Jordan,  Treasurer, 

Small  red,  round 

73a 

1886,  “ 

U 

Jas.  W.  Hyatt, 

M M M 

73b 

1886,  “ 

MUM  M 

Large  red  with  spikes 

73c 

1886,  “ 

** 

J.  N.  Huston, 

M a 44  41 

73d 

1886,  “ 

U MM 

“ brown  “ 

73e 

1886,  " 

U 

E.  H.  Nebeker, 

MUM  M 

73f 

1886,  " 

44 

U MM 

Medium  red,  scalloped 

73g 

1891,  “ 

U 

U MM 

U 44  14 

73h 

1891,  J.  Fount.  Tillman, 

U 

D.  N.  Morgan,  “ • 

44  44 

UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY 


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. 810.00 


74 

1886,  W.  S.  Rosecrans,, Register, 

C.  N.  Jordan,  Treasurer,  Small  red,  round 

74a 

1SS6,  “ 

Jas.  W.  Hyatt, 

u u u 

74b 

1886,  “ 

■*  “ “ 

Large  red  with  spikes 

74c 

1886,  “ 

J.  N.  Huston, 

a u u u 

74d 

1886,  “ 

“ “ “ 

“ brown  “ 

74e 

18S6,  “ 

E.  H.  Nebeker, 

“ “ ••  " 

74g 

1891,  “ 

“ " 

Medium  red,  scalloped 

74i 

1891,  J.  W.  Lyons, 

Ellis  H.  Roberts,  “ 

ll  u « 

74j 

190S,  W.  T.  Vernon, 

Chas.  H.  Treat,  “ 

Blue,  scalloped 

820.00 

75b 

1S86,  W.  S.  Rosecrans,  Register, 

Jas.  W.  Hvatt,  Treasurer, Large  red  with  spikes 

75d 

1886,  “ 

J.  N.  Huston,  " 

“ brown  “ " 

75g 

1891,  “ 

E.  H.  Nebeker, 

Medium  red,  scalloped 

751) 

1891,  J.  Fount.  Tillman, 

D.  N.  Morgan, 

MM  M 

SILVER  CERTIFICATES 

THIRD  ISSUE 

Act  of  Congress,  Aug.  4,  18S6.  Series  of  1896. 

Denominations  issued,  81.00,  82.00  and  85.00. 

These  certificates  were  legal  tender  for  all  debts,  public  and  private,  except  where 
otherwise  expressly  stipulated  in  the  contract.  Permission  was  also  given  to  issue  them 
in  lieu  of  silver  certificates  of  larger  denominations  in  the  Treasury,  or  in  exchange  there- 
for upon  presentation  by  the  holders,  and  to  that  extent  those  of  larger  denominations 
were  to  be  cancelled  and  destroyed. 

The  obverse  designs  were  highly  artistic  and  a radical  departure  from  anything  else 
which  had  been  previously  issued.  All  bear  the  small  red  seal. 

The  reverses,  printed  in  green,  are  very  ornamental  and  interesting. 

The  notes  arc  described  as  follows: 

76  81.00  History  instructing  youth  (obverse) 

Reverse,  portraits,  Martha  and  George  Washington 

77  2.00  Science  presenting  Steam  and  Electricity  to  Commerce  and  Manufacture 

Reverse,  portraits,  Fulton  and  Morse 

78  5.00  Electricity,  the  dominant  force  of  the  world 

Reverse,  portraits,  Generals  Grant  and  Sheridan 

They  are  found  as  follows: 

SIGNATURES  AND  SEALS 
•81.00 

76  1896,  J.  Fount.  Tillman,  Register,  D.  N.  Morgan,  Treasurer,  Small  red 

76a  1896,  B.  K.  Bruce,  " Ellis  H.  Roberts,  “ 

82.00 


77  1896,  J.  Fount.  Tillman,  Register,  D.  N.  Morgan,  Treasurer,  Small  red 

77a  1896,  B.  K.  Bruce,  “ Ellis  H.  Roberts,  “ " “ 


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UNITED 

STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 

85.00 

78 

78a 

78b 

1896,  J.  Fount.  Tillman,  Register, 
1896,  B.  K.  Bruce, 

1896,  J.  W.  Lyons, 

I).  N.  Morgan,  Treasurer,  Small  red 
Ellis  H.  Roberts,  “ 

SILVER  CERTIFICATES 

FOURTH  ISSUE 

Act  of  Congress,  Aug.  4,  1886.  Series  of  1899. 

Denominations  issued,  81.00,  82.00  and  85.00. 

79  81.00  American  eagle  with  Capitol  in  background,  below  small  vignettes  of  Abraham 

Lincoln  and  General  Grant 

80  2.00  Portrait,  George  Washington  with  Mechanics  and  Agriculture  on  either  side 

81  u 5.00  Large  head  of  Sioux  Indian  Chief  “Onepapa” 

The  reverses  of  these  certificates  are  green  and  have  the  open  back,  and  bear  the  in- 
scription “This  Certificate  is  receivable  for  Customs,  Taxes  and  all  Public  Dues,  and  when 
so  received  may  be  reissued.” 

SIGNATURES  AND  SEALS 


81.00 


79 

1899,  J.  W.  Lvons,  Register, 

Ellis  H.  Roberts,  Treasurer, 

Blue,  scalloped 

79a 

1899,  “ 

( lias.  II.  Treat, 

“ u 

791. 

1899,  W.  T.  Vernon, 

82.00 

80 

1899,  J,  W.  Lyons,  Register, 

Ellis  II.  Roberts,  Treasurer, 

Blue,  scalloped 

80a 

1899,  “ 

Chas.  H.  Treat, 

..  4 

801) 

1899,  W.  T.  Vernon,  * 

85.00 

81 

1899,  J.  W.  Lyons,  Register, 

Ellis  H.  Roberts,  Treasurer, 

Blue,  scalloped 

81a 

1899,  “ 

Chas.  H.  Treat, 

U U 

81b 

1899,  W.  T.  Vernon, 

U U U U 

u u 

NATIONAL  BANK-NOTES 

FIRST  CHARTER  PERIOD 

Issued  under  Acts  of  Congress,  Feb.  25,  1863,  and  June  3,  1S64. 

Denominations  issued,  SI. 00,  82.00,  85.00,  810.00,  820.00,  850.00,  8100.00 
8500.00  and  81,000.00. 

Ilv  the  National  Banking  Act  all  banks  having  charters  from  the  National  Govern- 
ment were  allowed  to  issue  notes  by  depositing  government  bonds  with  the  Treasurer  of 
the  United  States  at  Washington  to  an  amount  limited  to  90%  of  the  par  value  of  bonds 
so  deposited.  The  notes  for  all  banks  were  of  the  same  design,  the  only  variations  being 
on  obverse  the  name  and  address  of  bank  and  date  of  charter,  and  on  reverse, the  coat  of 
arms  of  State  in  which  the  bank  was  located. 


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The  American  Bank  Note  Company  made  the  designs  for  the  SI. 00,  $10.00,  $20.00, 
§50.00  and  $100.00  notes,  the  National  Bank  Note  Company  made  the  $2.00,  $500.00  and 
$1,000.00,  and  the  Continental  Bank  Note  Company  the  $5.00  notes. 

They  bore  the  signatures  of  the  Register  of  the  Treasury  and  the  Treasurer  of  the  L nited 
States,  the  seal  of  the  United  States  Treasury  and  the  number  of  the  note. 

The  reverses  were  green,  and  printed  in  the  center,  in  black,  were  copies  of  historical 
paintings  in  the  Capitol  at  Washington.  On  both  ends  were  upright  ovals,  the  right  con- 
taining the  American  eagle  and  the  left  the  state  arms. 

The  notes  are  described  as  follows: 


82 

$1.00 

83 

2.00 

84 

5.00 

85 

10.00 

86 

20.00 

8? 

50.00 

88 

100.00 

89 

500.00 

90 

1,000.00 

Two  female  figures  standing  before  an  altar  (on  the  face) 

Reverse,  Landing  of  the  Pilgrims 

America  seated  holding  the  flag  (left);  with  large  numeral  two— thus  <N 


(right) 


/ 


Reverse,  Sir  Walter  Raleigh  exhibiting  Indian  corn  and  tobacco  from 


America 


Columbus  in  sight  of  land  (left);  Indian  maiden,  etc.  (right) 


Reverse,  Landing  of  Columbus  in  1492 


*vv.v»uv,  - O I 

Franklin  experimenting  with  electricity  (left)  ^female  on  American  eagle 
(right) 

Reverse,  De  Soto  discovering  the  Mississippi  in  1541 
Battle  of  Lexington  (left) ; Columbia  holding  American  flag  (right) 

Reverse,  Baptism  of  Pocahontas 

Washington  crossing  the  Delaware  (left*  ;A  Continental  soldier  kneeling  v 
(right);  Justice,  Liberty  and  Peace,  above, 

Reverse,  Embarkation  of  the  Pilgrims 

Commodore  Perrv  leaving  his  flag-ship  Lawrence  vicu  r , . 

inscribed  “The  Union”  (right) ( >**^£L**~^  J 

Reverse,  Signing  the  Declaration  of  Independence 
Genius  of  the  American  Navy  (left);  arrival  of  the  Sirius,  New  York,  183S 
(right) 

Reverse,  Surrender  of  General  Burgoyne 
General  Winfield  Scott  entering  the  City  of  Mexico  (left) ; Capitol  at  5\  ash- 
ington  (right) 

Reverse,  Washington  resigning  his  commission 


to «X 


ce  (left) ; Liberty  with  symbol 


On  the  reverses  of  all  was  the  following: 

“This  note  is  receivable  at  par  in  all  parts  of  the  United  States  in  payment  of  all  taxes 
and  excises  and  all  other  dues  to  the  United  States,  except  duties  on  imports;  and  also 
for  all  salaries  and  other  debts  and  demands  owing  by  the  United  States  to  individuals, 
corporations  and  associations  within  the  United  States,  except  interest  on  public  debt”; 
also  “Counterfeiting  or  altering  this  note,  or  passing  any  counterfeit  or  alteration  of  it, 
or  having  in  possession  any  false  or  counterfeit  plate  or  impression  of  it,  or  any  paper  made 
in  imitation  of  the  paper  on  which  it  is  printed,  is  felony,  and  is  punishable  by  $1,000  fine 
or  fifteen  years’  imprisonment  at  hard  labor  or  both.” 


The  SI. 00  and  $2.00  notes  were  made  with  three  $1.00  and  one  $2.00  on  a plate,  with 
three  exceptions.  These  were  plates  of  four  $1.00  and  four  $2.00  onfjieFirst  National 
Bank  of  Philadelphia  and  a plate  consisting  of  two  $1.00  and  two  $2.00  onfhe  Washington 
County  National  Banl^t Greenwich,  N.  \. 

The  $5.00  notes  were  made  four  on  a plate.  In  the  higher  values  quite  a variety 
of  combinations  occur,  of  which  the  following  are  the  most  frequent:  Four  $10.00^  three 
$10.00,  and  one  $20.00 ; two  $10.00,  one  S20.00  and  one  $50.00 ; three  $20.00  and  one  $50.00 : 
one  S50.00  and  one  $100.00;  two  $20.00,  one  S50.00  and  one  $100.00;  three  $50.00  and 
one  S100.00,  etc. 

These  notes  were  printed  and  sent  to  the  banks  in  sheets,  each  containing  four  notes. 


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Upon  the  face  space  was  left  for  the  signatures  of  the  president  and  cashier.  In  some 
instances  they  have  been  issued  with  one  or  both  signatures  lacking,  which,  however,  did 
not  affect  their  validity. 

Before  being  issued  the  notes  were  usually  cut  apart  with  shears  at  the  bank,  although 
in  some  cases  they  were  sent  to  the  Bank  Note  Companies  to  be  not  only  severed  by  machi- 
nery, but  also  to  have  printed  facsimile  signatures  of  the  bank’s  officers,  instead  of  obliging 
them  to  laboriously  sign  each  with  pen  and  ink.  The  use  of  rubber  stamps  made  in  fac- 
simile for  this  purpose  is  quite  common  to-day. 

They  are  found  as  follows: 


SIGNATURES  AND  SEALS 


$1.00 


82a 

1865,  S.  B.  Colby,  Register, 

F.  E.  Spinner,  Treasurer, 

82b 

1865,  John  Allison, 

82c 

1875,  “ 

John  C.  New, 

8 2d 

1875,  “ 

A.  U.  Wyman, 

82e 

1875,  “ 

Jas.  Gilfillan, 

$2.00 

83a 

1865,  S.  B.  Colby,  Register, 

F.  E.  Spinner,  Treasurer, 

83b 

1865,  John  Allison, 

M II  U 

83c 

1875,  “ 

John  C.  New, 

83d 

1875,  “ 

A.  U.  Wyman, 

83e 

1875,  “ 

Jas.  Gilfillan, 

Red,  scalloped  (right) 


Red,  scalloped  (right) 


1863, 


$5.00 


84  1864,  \ L.  E.  Chittenden,  Register,  F.  E.  Spinner,  Treasurer,  Small  red  with  rays  (right) 

[ 1 865,  j 

84a  1865,  S.  B.  Colby, 


84aa  1865,  N.  L.  Jeffries, 
84b  1865,  John  Allison, 

1875,  “ 

1875,  “ 

1875,  G.  W.  Scofield, 
1875,  B.  K.  Bruce, 


84c 

84e 

84f 

84g 


John  C.  New, 
Jas.  Gilfillan, 


Red,  scalloped  (right) 


85  1864,  L.  E.  Chittenden,  Register, 

, \ 85a  1865,  S.  B.  Colby, 

85b  1865,  John  Allison, 


$10.00 

F.  E.  Spinner,  Treasurer,  Small  red  with  rays  (right) 


85c 

v>85f 


1875,  “ 

1875,  G.  W.  Scofield, 


John  C.  New, 
Jas.  Gilfillan, 


Red,  scalloped  (right) 


86  1864,  L.  E.  Chittenden,  Register, 

86a  1865,  S.  B.  Colby, 

86b  1865,  John  Allison, 

86g  1875,  B.  K.  Bruce, 


$20.00 

F.  E.  Spinner,  Treasurer,  Small  red  with  rays  (right) 


Jas.  Gilfillan, 
$50.00 


Red,  scalloped 


87 


c L.  E.  Chittenden,  Register,  F.  E.  Spinner,  Treasurer,  Small  red  with  rays  (right) 


87f  1875,  (i.  W.  Scofield, 


2 'c 


*(  •/  f -t-  K 


Jas.  Gilfillan, 

_ ¥ 

sT.  OJUU.+ 


Red,  scalloped  (right) 
--f 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


25 


SI  00.00 


r” 

88 

| | L.  E.  Chittenden,  Register, 

F.  E.  Spinner, 

88a 

1865’  S.  B.  Colby, 

44  44 

88c 

1875,  John  Allison, 

John  C.  New, 

88g 

1875,  B.  K.  Bruce, 

Jas.  Gilfillan, 

1 1S65  } S-  B‘  ColbY>  Agister, 

$500.00 

89a 

F.  E.  Spinner, 

r't'Jlo  culLw  v\_j 

$1,000.00 

90 

1864,  L.  E.  Chittenden,  Register, 

F.  E.  Spinner, 

Red,  scalloped  (right) 




f TT 


NATIONAL  BANK-NOTES 

SECOND  CHARTER  PERIOD 

Series  of  1882.  Denominations  issued,  $5.00,  $10.00,  $20.00,  $50.00  and  $100.00. 

These  notes  were  first  issued  in  the  early  “eighties”  by  newly  chartered  banks  and  by 
old  banks  whose  charters  had  been  extended  for  another  twenty  years. 

The  obverses  bore  a new  form  of  seal  in  brown,  the  center  of  the  note  being  occupied, 
as  before,  by  the  name  and  location  of  the  issuing  bank. 

The  reverses  were  brown,  except  the  central  portion  in  which  the  historical  pictures 
were  omitted  and  in  place  the  bank’s  charter  number  was  printed  in  green  in  open  work 
numerals;  otherwise  they  were  similar  to  the  first  issue. 

With  the  exception  of  the  $5.00  note,  on  which  the  portrait  of  James  A.  Garfield  ap- 
peared, the  notes  of  this  issue,  on  the  obverse,  are  in  general  character  the  same  as  those 
of  the  first  issue  of  national  bank-notes. 

The  obverses  are  described  as  follows: 

9 1 $5.00  Portrait,  James  A.  Garfield 

92  10.00  Franklin  experimenting  with  electricity,,  etc. 

93  20.00  Battle  of  Lexington,  etc. 

94  50.00  Washington  crossing  the  Delaware,  etc. 

95  100.00  Commodore  Perry  leaving  his  flagship,  Lawrence,  etc. 

These  are  found  as  follows: 

SIGNATURES  AND  SEALS 
$5.00 

91  1882,  B.  K.  Bruce,  Register, 

91a  1882,  W.  S.  Rosecrans,  “ 

91b  1882,  J.  Fount.  Tillman  “ 

91c  1882,  J.  W.  Lyons, 


92  1882,  B.  K.  Bruce,  Register, 

92a  1882,  W.  S.  Rosecrans,  “ 

92aa  1882,  “ 

92b  1882,  J.Fount.Tillman,  “ 

92c  1882,  J.  W.  Lyons, 


A.  U.  Wyman,  Treasurer,  Brown,  scalloped  (right) 

J.  N.  Huston, 

D.  N.  Morgan, 

Ellis  H.  Roberts, 

$10.00 

A.  U.  Wyman,  Treasurer,  Brown,  scalloped  (right  center) 
J.  N.  Huston, 

C.  N.  Jordan, 

D.  N.  Morgan, 

Ellis  H.  Roberts,  “ 


26 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


820.00 

93  1882,  B.  K.  Bruce,  Register,  A.  U.  Wyman,  Treasurer,  Brown,  scalloped  (right) 

93a  1882,  W.  S.  Rosecrans,  “ J.  N.  Huston, 

93b  1882,  J.  Fount.  Tillman,  “ D.  N.  Morgan, 

S50.00 

94a  1882,  W.  S.  Rosecrans,  Register,  J.  N.  Huston,  Treasurer,  Brown,  scalloped  (right) 


NATIONAL  BANK-NOTES 

SECOND  CHARTER  PERIOD.  SERIES  OF  1908 

Issued  under  .lc<  of  Congress,  May  30,  1008. 

Denominations  issued,  85.00,  810.00,  820.00,  850.00  and  8100.00. 

The  above  Act  authorizes  an  increase  in  circulation  of  national  banks,  and  permits 
other  securities  than  United  States  bonds  to  be  deposited  as  security. 

In  appearance  these  notes  are  very  much  the  same  as  those  of  the  1882  series.  The 
principal  changes  are  in  the  seal,  which  is  of  the  blue  scalloped  variety, and  in  the  inscrip- 
tion which  reads  “This  note  is  secured  by  bonds  of  the  United  States  or  other  securities.” 

The  reverses  are  printed  in  green,  the  central  portion  being  blank  with  the  exception 
of  a small  ornamental  device  upon  each  side  of  which  are  the  dates  1882  1!K)S. 

They  are  found  as  follows : 


96 

S5.00 

Portrait,  James  A.  Garfield 

97 

10.00 

Franklin  experimenting  with  electricity,  etc. 

98 

20.00 

Battle  of  Lexington,  etc. 

99 

50.00 

Washington  crossing  the  Delaware,  etc. 

100 

100.00 

Commodore  Perry  leaving  his  flagship  Lawrence,  etc. 

NATIONAL  BANK-NOTES 

THIRD  CHARTER  PERIOD 

Series  of  1902.  Denominations  issued,  85.00,  810.00,  820.00,  850.00  and  8100.00. 

These  notes,  like  those  of  the  second  issue,  emanated  from  newly  chartered  banks,  and 
from  old  banks  which  had  extended  their  charters  for  another  period  of  twenty  years. 

The  designs  are  entirely  different  from  any  previously  issued,  being  less  intricate  on 
both  obverse  and  reverse,  allowing  more  of  the  paper  to  be  seen,  more  dependence  being 
placed  on  it  as  a preventative  to  counterfeiting. 

They  are  described  as  follows: 

101  5.00  Portrait,  Benjamin  Harrison 

Reverse,  Landing  of  the  Pilgrims 

102  10.00  Portrait,  William  McKinley 

Reverse,  Female  figure  and  ships 

103  20.00  Portrait,  Hugh  McCullough 

Reverse,  Female  figure  and  Capitol 

104  50.00  Portrait,  John  Sherman 

Reverse,  Train  of  cars 

Portrait,  John  Jay  Knox 

Reverse,  Eagle  on  shield,  two  male  figures 


105 


100.00 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


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In  conformity  with  the  National  Banking  Act,  no  smaller  denominations  than  five 
dollars  have  been  furnished  to  the  banks  since  the  resumption  of  specie  payments  on 
January  1,  1S79.  Since  that  date  the  yearly  redemption  of  $1.00  and  $2.00  notes  has  grown 
smaller  each  year.  . 

The  last  issue  of  the  denomination  of  $1,000.00  was  made  in  1884,  and  of  the  $500.00 
in  1885. 

The  number  of  $1,000.00  notes  outstanding  in  1007  was  twenty-four  and  of  the  $500.00 
notes  one  hundred  and  eighty-six. 

These  are  found  as  follows: 


SIGNATURES  AND  SEALS 
$5.00 

101  1902,  J.  W.  Lyons,  Register, 

I Ola  1902,  W.  T.  Vernon,  “ 


Ellis  II.  Roberts,  Treasurer,  Red,  scalloped  (right) 
Chas.  H.  Treat, 


$10.00 

102  1902,  J.  W.  Lvons,  Register,  Ellis  H.  Roberts,  Treasurer,  Red,  scalloped  (right) 

102a  1902,  W.  T.  Vernon,  “ Chas.  H.  Treat, 

$20.00 

103  1902,  J.  W.  Lyons,  Register,  Ellis  H.  Roberts,  Treasurer,  Red,  scalloped  (right) 

103a  1902,  W.  T.  Vernon,  “ Chas.  H.  Treat, 

$50.00 

104  1902,  J.  W.  Lyons,  Register,  Ellis  H.  Roberts,  Treasurer,  Red,  scalloped  (right) 

104a  1902,  W.  T.  Vernon,  “ Chas.  H.  Treat, 


$100.00 

105  1902.  J.  W.  Lyons,  Register,  Ellis  H.  Roberts,  Treasurer,  Red,  scalloped  (right) 

105a  • 1902,  W.  T.  Vernon,  “ Chas.  H.  Treat, 


NATIONAL  BANK-NOTES 

THIRD  CHARTER  PERIOD.  SERIES  OF  1908 

Issued  under  Act  of  Congress,  May  30,  1908. 

Denominations  authorized,  $5.00,  $10.00,  $20.00,  $50.00,  $100.00,  $500.00,  $1,000.00 

and  $10,000.00. 


Bank  notes  authorized  by  above  Act  of  Congress  are  known  as  “ Emergency  Currency." 

The  designs  of  the  first  five  denominations  are  the  same  as  those  of  the  1902  series, 
with  the  exception  of  the  seal,  which  is  the  scalloped  blue,  and  of  the  insciiption,  vhk  h is 
as  follows:  “This  note  is  secured  by  bonds  of  the  United  States  or  other  securities."  The 
designs  for  the  tliree  largest  denominations  have  not  yet  been  determined. 

The  reverses  are  the  same  as  the  1902  series,  but  with  the  addition  of  the  dates  1902- 
1908  placed  in  a prominent  position. 


28 

106 

107 

108 

109 

1 10 

1 1 1 

112 

113 

I 14 

I 15 

I 16 

117 

118 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


They  are  as  follows: 

$5.00  Portrait,  Benjamin  Harrison 

10.00  “ William  McKinley 

20.00  “ Hugh  McCullough 

50.00  “ John  Sherman 

100.00  “ John  Jay  Knox 

500.00  1 

1.000.00  > Design  not  yet  determined. 
10/100.00  ) 


NATIONAL  GOLD  BANK-NOTES 

ISSUED  MAINLY  IN  CALIFORNIA 
Act  of  Congress,  July  12,  1870. 

Denominations  issued,  $5.00,  810.00,  820.00,  850.00  and  $100.00. 

On  obverse  these  bills  bore  the  same  general  design  as  the  regular  National  Bank-notes 
of  the  first  issue.  They  were  printed  on  yellow  paper  and  read  “redeemable  in  gold  coin.” 

On  reverse  the  center  contained  a representation  of  the  current  United  States  gold 
coins,  printed  in  black,  but  otherwise  were  the  same  as  the  regular  issue,  except  that  they 
were  printed  in  brown  instead  of  green. 

These  notes  were  issued  by  California  banks  and  were  used  to  facilitate  their  trans- 
actions in  gold.  They  were  secured  by  deposits  of  Government  bonds  with  the  United 
States  Treasurer  at  Washington. 

$5.00  Columbus  in  sight  of  land,  etc. 

10.00  Franklin  experimenting  with  electricity,  etc. 

20.00  Battle  of  Lexington,  etc. 

50.00  Washington  crossing  the  Delaware,  etc. 

100.00  Commodore  Perry  leaving  his  flagship  Lawrence,  etc. 

The  gold  banks  issuing  these  notes  were  the  First  National  Cold  Banks  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, Oakland,  Santa  Barbara,  Stockton  and  Petaluma,  Union  National  Cold  Bank  of 
Oakland,  National  Cold  Bank  of  D.  O.  Mills  & Co.  of  Sacramento,  National  Cold  Bank 
and  Trust  Company  of  San  Francisco,  Farmers’  National  Cold  Bank  of  San  Jose,  all  in 
California,  and  the  Kidder  National  Gold  Bank  of  Boston,  Mass. 


INrEREST-BEARING  NOTES 


THREE-YEAR  NOTES 


Act  of  Congress,  July  17,  18(51.  Motes  dated  October  1,  1861. 

Interest  at  7 3/10  per  cent.,  payable  semi-annually. 

Denominations  issued,  $50.00,  $100.00,  $500. 00,  $1,000.00  and  $5,000.00. 

The  above  Act  of  Congress  was  the  first  one  passed  for  the  purpose  of  raising  funds 
to  suppress  the  rebellion.  Congress  met  in  extra  session  on  July  4,  1801.  The  Secretary 
of  the  Treasury  estimated  the  expenditures  for  the  fiscal  year  1862  at  over  8318,500,000. 
President  Lincoln  asked  authority  to  borrow  8400, 000, 000,  but  this  Act  authorized  only 
$250,000,000,  of  which  a little  less  than  8140,000,000  was  issued. 

There  were  five  denominations,  all  of  which  were  made  payable  to  order,  with  space 
provided  on  back  for  the  endorsement  of  payee.  The  plates  and  printing  were  done  by 
the  American  Bank  Note  Company,  three  notes  l>eing  made  on  a plate. 


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The  following  is  the  description: 


1 19 

$50.00 

Large  American  eagle  (center) 

120 

100.00 

Portrait,  General  Scott 

121 

500.00 

“ George  Washington,  Justice  seated  (left);  Ceres  (right) 

122 

1 .000.00 

“ Salmon  P.  Chase  (center) 

123 

5,000.00 

An  Indian  maiden,  seated,  with  shield  and  eagle  at  her  side,  Justice  standing 

(left) ; large  5,000  (right) 


They  had  five  coupons,  each  being  for  six  months’  interest.  The  last  six  months’  in- 
terest was  payable  with  the  note,  and  this  condition  was  so  stated. 

The  rate  of  interest  authorized  was  7 3/10  per  cent.,  the  interest  on  a $50.00  note 
amounting  to  one  cent  per  day  and  each  coupon  calling  for  payment  of  $1.82 >2.  On  a 
$100.00  note,  interest  two  cents  per  day,  coupons  $3.65;  on  a $500.00  note,  interest  ten 
cents  per  day,  coupons  $18.25;  on  a $1,000.00  note,  interest  twenty  cents  per  day,  coupons 
$30.50,  and  on  a $5,000.00  note,  one  dollar  per  day,  coupons  $865.00?  •£/  ’ -7  _> 

By  the  supplemental  Act  of  Aug.  5,  1861,  these  notes  were  convertible  into  twenty- 
year  6 per  cent,  bonds,  of  no  denomination  less  than  $500.00. 


INTEREST-BEARING  NOTES 

TWO-YEAR  NOTES 


Act  of  Congress,  March  3,  1863. 

Denommations  issued,  $50.00,  $100.00,  $500.00  and  $1,000.00. 


These  bore  interest  at  5 per  cent,  and  were  of  two  classes.  The  $500.00  note  had 
three  coupons  on  the  right  end,  while  on  the  others  interest  was  payable  at  maturity  on 
redemption.  They  had  green  backs,  and  are  described  as  follows: 


124 

125 

126 
127 


$50.00  Three  emblematic  female  figures,  Justice  being  in  the  center  with  Caduceus 
and  Loyalty. 

100.00  Vignettes,  Farmer  and  Mechanic,  sailors  and  cannon,  “In  the  Turret ” and  the 

Treasury  building. 

500.00  Liberty  with  anchor  and  flag  at  left,  and  in  center  eagle  and  nest. 

1,000.00  Vignettes,  ships  Guerriere  and  Constitution  and  De  Soto  discovering  the 

Mississippi  River. 


INTEREST-BEARING  NOTES 


ONE-YEAR  NOTES 

Act  of  Congress,  March  3,  1863.  Interest  at  5%  payable  on  redemption. 

Notes  made  payable  to  bearer. 

Denominations  issued,  $10.00,  $20.00,  $50.00,  $100.00,  $500.00,  $1,000.00  and  $5,000.00. 


The  following  is  the  description: 


128 

129 

130 

131 


$10.00  Portrait,  Salmon  P.  Chase  (left);  Peace  holding  sheaf  of  wheat  (right);  Eagle 
holding  flag  (center) 

20.00  Portrait,  Abraham  Lincoln,  figure  of  Victory  and  mortar  firing 

50.00  “ Alexander  Hamilton  (right);  figure  of  Loyalty  (left) 

100.00  “ George  Washington  standing  (center);  Justice  and  shield  (right); 

figure,  “The  Guardian,”  (left) 


30 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


132 

133 

134 


500.00  Vignette,  “Standard  Bearer”  and  ship  New  Ironsides 

1.000. 00  Vignettes,  Liberty  with  eagle  and  shield  (right);  JusticeV(left) ; Eagles  and 

shield  (center) 

5.000. 00  Vignette,  female  figure,  “The  Altar  of  Liberty” 


COMPOUND  INTEREST  NOTES 

Acts  of  Congress,  March  3,  1863,  and  June  30,  1864. 

Denominations  issued,  $10.00,  $20.00,  $50.00,  $100.00,  $500.00  and  $1,000.00. 

These  notes  were  authorized  and  issued  during  the  very  trying  times  of  the  last  years 
of  the  Civil  War,  when  the  public  debt  had  assumed  enormous  proportions  and  money 
was  not  easy  to  obtain.  They  were  made  to  run  for  three  years,  with  interest  at  6 per 
cent.,  compounded  semi-annually.  The  reverse  of  each  note  was  printed  in  green,  with 
a table  showing  its  value  every  six  months  up  to  maturity,  when  the  interest  was  payable. 
The  size  was  3F6  by  inches,  and  across  the  face  of  each  was  printed  in  large  gilt  letters 
COMPOUND  INTEREST  TREASURY  NOTE,  with  the  denomination. 

The  following  is  the  description: 

135 

136 

137 

138 

139 

140 


Signatures,  L.  E.  Chittenden,  Register,  and  F.  E.  Spinner,  Treasurer.  The  redemption 
value  of  the  ten-dollar  note  was  $11.94;  of  the  twenty,  S23.SS;  fifty,  $59.70:  one  hundred 
dollars,  $119.40;  five  hundred  dollars,  $597.03,  and  one  thousand  dollars,  $1,194.06. 


$10.00  Portrait,  Salmon  P.  Chase  (left);  eagle  holding  flag  (ceirter);  and  Peace 
holding  sheaf  of  wheat  (right) 

20.00  Portrait,  Abraham  Lincoln  (right) : mortar  firing  (center) ; Victory  seated 

(left).  Issued  in  series  1864  only 

50.00  Portrait,  Alexander  Hamilton  (right);  vignette,  Loyalty  (left) 

100.00  “ George  Washington  (center);  Justice  and  shield  (right);  figure, 
“The  Guardian,”  (left) 

500.00  Vignettes,  “Standard  Bearer,”  and  ship  New  Ironsides. 

1,000.00  '•  Liberty  with  eagle  and  shield  (right);  Justice  (left);  eagle  and 

shield  (center).  Issued  in  series  1864  only 


REFUNDING  NOTES 

.1  ct  of  Congress,  Feb.  26,  1879.  Notes  dated  April  1,  1879. 

Denomination  issued,  $10.00. 

By  the  terms  of  above  Act  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  was  authorized  to  issue,  in 
exchange  for  lawful  money  of  the  United  States,  certificates  of  deposit  of  the  denomina- 
tion of  ten  dollars,  bearing  interest  at  4 per  cent,  per  annum,  and  convertible  at  any  time 
into  four  per  cent,  bonds,  the  money  so  received  to  be  applied  only  to  the  payments  of 
bonds  bearing  interest  at  a rate  of  not  less  than  5 per  cent. 

There  were  two  forms;  the  first  bore  on  the  obverse  the  name  of  the  person  to  whom 
the  note  was  issued  and  required  the  endorsement  of  the  owner  in  presence  of  a witness 
on  the  reverse;  the  second  was  a general  certification  that  ten  dollars  had  been  deposited 
and  required  no  endorsement;  both  bore  red  seals  and  the  words  “ United  States  refunding 
certificate,  ten  dollars.  ' 

Payable  to  order 

141  $10.00  Portrait,  Franklin  (left);  large  10  (right): 

1879,  G.  W.  Scofield,  Register.  Jas.  Gilfillan,  Treasurer.  Medium  red,  with  rays 

Payable  to  bearer 

142  10.00  Portrait,  Franklin  (left);  large  10  (right); 

1879,  G.  W.  Scofield,  Register.  Jas.  Gilfillan,  Treasurer.  Red,  scalloped 


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The  reverses  were  printed  in  black,  the  second  form  bore  the  word  TEN  in  large 
letters  and  the  following  inscription: 

“Interest  on  this  note  will  accrue  as  follows:  For  each  9 days  or  of  a quarter,  one 
cent:  for  each  quarter  year,  ten  cents;  for  each  entire  year,  forty  cents.” 

The  object  of  the  Government  in  making  these  notes  of  a small  denomination  was  to 
encourage  the  poorer  people  to  invest  small  sums  of  money  in  United  States  securities. 
They  were  convertible,  with  accrued  interest,  into  4 per  cent,  bonds  when  presented  at 
the  office  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  United  States  in  sums  of  $50.00  or  multiples  thereof, 
but  as  a matter  of  fact  they  were  but  partially  successful  in  accomplishing  this  object, 
and  fell  mostly  into  the  hands  of  the  national  banks. 


CURRENCY  CERTIFICATES  OF  DEPOSIT 

.1  ct  of  Congress,  June  8,  1S72. 

Denominations  issued,  $5,000.00  and  $10,000.00. 

By  this  Act  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  was  authorized  to  receive  United  States 
notes  on  deposit,  without  interest,  from  national  banking  associations,  in  sums  not  less 
than  ten  thousand  dollars,  and  to  issue  certificates  therefor  in  denominations  of  not  less 
than  five  thousand  dollars,  which  were  payable  on  demand  in  United  States  notes  at  the 
place  where  the  deposits  were  made. 

The  United  States  notes  so  deposited  in  the  Treasury  were  not  to  be  counted  as  part  of 
the  legal  reserve;  but  the  certificates  issued  therefor  could  be  held  and  counted  by  national 
banks  as  part  of  their  legal  reserve  and  could  be  accepted  in  settlement  of  clearing  house 
balances  at  the  places  where  the  deposits  were  made. 

This  act  was  known  as  Section  5193  of  the  Revised  Statutes  and  was  repealed  March 
14,  1900. 


143  $5,000.00  Certificates  bore  the  portrait  of  E.  I).  Baker 

144  10,000.00  “ “ “ “ “ Stephen  A.  Douglas 

These  certificates  were  made  payable  to  blank  order and  were  signed 

by  the  Register  and  Treasurer , and  the  Assistant  Treasurer  at  place  of  issue.  They  bore 
the  large  green  seal  with  spikes. 


FRACTIONAL  CURRENCY -ITS  ORIGIN 


The  origin  of  Fractional  Currency  is  somewhat  peculiar  and  not  generally  known.  Gen- 
eral F.  E.  Spinner,  who  was  for  a long  time  the  Treasurer  of  the  United  States,  was  un- 
doubtedly the  inventor  of  the  first  issue  of  fractional  currency  known  as  “ Postal  Currency." 

The  conditions  which  led  up  to  the  issue  of  this  kind  of  paper  money  by  the  United 
States  are  described  by  Mr.  Thomas  Cunningham,  as  follows: 

“Upon  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of  the  Rebellion,  all  of  the  gold,  silver  and  copper 
money  in  circulation  in  the  United  States  disappeared  as  if  by  magic,  to  the  extent  of  many 
millions  in  comparatively  a few  days. 

“The  cause  of  this  disappearance  was  due  to  the  desire  of  the  timid  to  save  something 
of  actual  value  from  the  threatened  wreck  of  the  Union,  and  on  the  part  of  the  avaricious 
to  hoard  up  that  which  was  sure  to  have  a large  premium  in  the  future. 

“The  notes  of  the  State  Ranks  then  in  circulation  prevented  any  serious  inconvenience, 
as  regarded  amounts  from  SI .00  upward;  but  as  the  silver  and  copper  coins  struck  by  the 
Government  were  the  only  fractional  currency  in  use  the  inconvenience  caused  by  its  sudden 
disappearance  can  hardly  be  imagined  at  the  present  time.  An  illustration  of  the  con- 
dition of  affairs  may  be  cited  in  the  case  of  a house  in  New  York  which  had  so  many  copper 
cents  stored  in  one  of  its  rooms  that  the  floor  collapsed. 

“A  relief  from  this  condition  was  needed  promptly,  and  the  first  came  from  individual 
enterprise.  Merchants  issued  promissory  notes  on  small  sizes  of  paper  for  amounts  varying 
from  1 cent  up  and  redeemable  in  goods  at  their  place  of  business. 

“Metal  tokens  in  brass,  copper  and  various  alloys  were  also  issued  by  merchants  and 
manufacturers,  in  the  form  of  advertisements,  or  bearing  patriotic  and  other  mottoes,  and 
these  readily  passed  for  cents. 

“Street  car  tickets,  milk  tickets,  and  anything  having  an  apparent  value,  was  pressed 
into  service  for  making  change. 

“The  Postage  Stamp,  very  naturally,  quickly  claimed  recognition  as  a circulating 
medium,  but  the  adhesive  back  was  a serious  impediment.  The  New  York  Central  Rail- 
road utilized  postage  stamps  by  enclosing  various  amounts  in  small  envelopes,  which  were 
issued  as  change.  Stamps  wrere  also  mounted  in  small  brass  circles,  with  mica  over  the 
face  and  advertisements  stamped  on  the  back. 

“To  General  F.  E.  Spinner,  then  Treasurer  of  the  United  States,  is  due  the  credit  of 
first  pasting  upon  slips  of  paper,  in  definite  amounts,  the  United  States  Postage  Stamps 
in  the  semblance  of  money. 

“The  attention  of  the  Post  Office  Department  having  been  called  to  this  arrangement 
of  stamps,  they  readily  agreed  to  redeem  them  writh  newr  stamps  when  worn  or  mutilated. 

“The  convenience  and  definite  value  of  the  pasted  stamps,  as  arranged  by  General 
Spinner,  were  so  readily  apparent  that  the  matter  was  at  once  taken  up  by  Congress,  and 
the  regular  issue  of  postal  currency  was  authorized.  This  ‘Postal  Currency'  had  the  sem 
blance  of  postage  stamps  printed  on  it,  on  the  same  plan  as  General  Spinner’s  original 
arrangement.  At  the  time  of  authorizing  the  Postal  Currency  Congress  also  probihited 
the  issuing  of  fractional  currency  and  tokens  by  individuals.  The  Postal  Currency  was 
soon  succeeded  by  the  ‘ Fractional  Currency,’  which  remained  in  use  until  the  issue  of  silver 
again  became  a possibility. 

“No  similar  event  has  occurred  in  the  history  of  paper  money  to  that  which  was  marked 
by  the  beginning  and  end  of  Fractional  Currency,  and,  though  of  comparatively  recent 
date,  but  little  of  it  remains  in  existence." 


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A detailed  description  of  the  various  issues  follow: 


FRACTIONAL  CURRENCY 
FIRST  ISSUE 

Act  of  Congress,  July  17,  1862.  Issued  from  Avg.  21,  1862,  to  May  27,  1863. 

Denominations  issued,  5c.,  10c.,  25c.,  50c. 


This  issue  is  known  as  Postage  Currency,  the  principal  designs  consisting  of  reproduc- 
tions of  t he  5-cent  and  10-cent  postage  stamps  in  use  at  the  time. 

The  5 and  10-cent  notes  bear  the  representation  of  a single  stamp.  The  25-cent  note 
bears  five  5 cent,  and  the  50-eent  note  five  10-cent  stamps;  the  stamps  on  both  notes  are 
placed  side  by  side,  overlapping  each  other. 

The  5 and  10-cent  notes  have  large  numerals  on  each  side  of  the  stamp,  but  on  the  25 
and  50-eent  notes  the  numerals  are  in  t he  upper  corners. 

The  following  inscription  is  upon  all  the  notes:  “Postage  Currency  furnished  only  by 
the  Assistant  Treasurers  and  designated  Depositaries  of  the  U.  S.  Receivable  for  Post- 
age Stamps  at  any  Post  Office.” 

On  the  reverse  of  all  the  denominations  is  a scalloped  oval,  in  the  center  of  which  is  a 
large  numeral  indicating  the  value.  Within  this  oval  is,  also,  the  following  inscription: 
"Exchangeable  for  United  States  Notes  by  any  Assistant  Treasurer  or  designated  U.  S. 
Depositary  in  sums  not  less  than  l ive  Dollars.  Receivable  in  payment  of  all  dues  to 
the  U.  States  less  than  Five  Dollars.  Act  approved  July  17,  1862.” 

The  obverses  were  engraved  and  printed  by  the  National  Rank  Note  Co.  The  reverses 
were  engraved  by  the  American  Rank  Note  Co.  and  part  printed  by  this  company  and 
part  by  the  Government.  They  were  issued  in  sheets  of  twenty  notes  with  perforations 
between,  but  the  demand  became  so  heavy  that  the  perforations  were  soon  omitted. 

The  following  is  a description  of  the  various  notes: 


FIVE  CENTS 


1 

5 Cents 

Portrait,  Jefferson,  brown  on  yellow  paper, 
on  reverse 

Perforated  12. 

A.  R.  N.  Co. 

2 

5 Cents 

Portrait,  Jefferson,  brown  on  yellow  paper, 
on  reverse 

Perforated  16. 

A.  R.  N.  Co. 

3 

5 Cents 

Portrait,  Jefferson,  brown  on  yellow  paper, 
on  reverse 

Unperforated. 

A.  R.  N.  Co. 

4 

5 Cents 

Portrait,  Jefferson,  brown  on  yellow  paper, 
on  reverse.  Reverse  printed  upside  down 

Unperforated. 

A.  R.  N.  Co. 

5 

5 Cents 

Portrait,  Jefferson,  brown  on  yellow  paper. 
N.  Co.  on  reverse 

Perforated  12. 

Without  A.  lb 

6 

5 Cents 

Portrait,  Jefferson,  brown  on  yellow  paper. 
N.  Co.  on  reverse 

Unperforated. 

Without  A.  R. 

7 

5 Cents 

Portrait,  Jefferson,  brown  on  white  paper,  w 
on  obverse 

TEN  CENTS 

ithout  National  Rank  Note  Co. 

8 

10  Cents 

Portrait,  Washington,  green  on  white  paper, 
on  reverse 

Perforated  12. 

A.  R.  N.  Co. 

9 

10  Cents 

Portrait,  Washington,  green  on  white  paper, 
on  reverse 

Perforated  16. 

A.  R.  N.  Co. 

10 

10  Cents 

Portrait,  Washington,  green  on  white  paper. 

Unperforated. 

A.  R.  N.  Co. 

on  reverse 


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1 1 

10  Cents 

Portrait,  Washington,  green  on  while  paper.  Unperforated, 
on  reverse.  Reverse  printed  up;  ide  down 

A.  B.  N.  Co. 

12 

10  Cents 

Portrait,  Washington,  green  on  whi  e paper.  Perforated  12. 
B.  N.  Co.  on  reverse 

Without  A. 

13 

10  Cents 

Portrait,  Washington,  green  on  whi  e paper.  Unperforated. 
B.  N.  Co.  on  reverse 

TWENTY-FIVE  CENTS 

Without  A. 

14 

25  Cents 

Portrait,  Jefferson,  brown  on  yellow  paper.  Perforated  12. 
on  reverse 

A.  B.  N.  Co. 

15 

25  Cents 

Portrait,  Jefferson,  brown  on  yellow  paper.  Perforated  16. 
on  reverse 

A.  B.  N.  Co. 

16 

25  Cents 

Portrait,  Jefferson,  brown  on  yellow  paper.  Unperforated, 
on  reverse 

A.  B.  N.  Co. 

17 

25  Cents 

Portrait,  Jefferson,  brown  on  yellow  paper.  Perforated  12. 
B.  N.  Co.  on  reverse 

Without  A. 

18 

25  Cents 

Portrait,  Jefferson,  brown  on  yellow  paper.  Unperforated. 
B.  N.  Co.  on  reverse 

FIFTY  CENTS 

Without  A. 

19 

50  Cents 

Portrait,  Washington,  green  on  white  paper.  Perforated  12. 
on  reverse 

A.  B.  N.  Co. 

20 

50  Cents 

Portrait,  Washington,  green  on  white  paper.  Perforated  14. 
on  reverse 

A.  B.  N.  Co. 

21 

50  Cents 

Portrait,  Washington,  green  on  white  paper.  Perforated  16. 
on  reverse 

A.  B.  N.  Co. 

22 

50  Cents 

Portrait,  Washington,  green  on  white  paper.  Unperforated, 
on  reverse 

A.  B.  N.  Co. 

23 

50  Cents 

Portrait,  Washington,  green  on  white  paper.  Unperforated.  Reverse 
inverted.  A.  B.  N.  Co.  on  reverse 

24 

50  Cents 

Portrait,  Washington,  green  on  white  paper.  Perforated  12. 
B.  N.  Co.  on  reverse 

Without  A. 

25 

50  Cents 

Portrait,  Washington,  green  on  white  paper.  Unperforated.  Without 
A.  B.  N.  Co.  on  reverse 

SECOND  ISSUE 

Act  of  Congress  March  3,  18(i3.  Issued  from  ()rt.  10,  1863,  to  Feb.  23,  1867. 

Denominations  issued,  5c.,  10c.,  25c.,  50c. 

All  notes  of  this  issue  on  the  obverse  are  alike  in  design,  with  the  exception  of  the  in- 
scription denoting  value.  In  the  center  is  portrait  of  Washington  surrounded  by  an  oval 
gilt  ring.  In  lower  left  corner  are  steamboats,  anti  in  the  right  is  a locomotive. 

All  of  the  obverses  are  printed  in  black  and  bear  this  inscription:  “Furnished  only 

by  the  Assistant  Treasurers  and  designated  Depositaries  of  the  United  States.”  “ Receivable 
for  all  United  States  Stamps.”  “Act  approved  March  3,  1863.” 

The  reverses  are  also  alike  in  design  with  the  exception  of  the  numerals  denoting  value. 
The  central  portion  contains  a shield  surmounted  by  an  eagle.  The  value  of  the  note  is 
placed  on  this  shield  in  large  figures.  The  following  inscription  appears  on  notes  of  this 
issue:  “Exchangeable  for  United  States  notes  by  the  Assistant  Treasurers  and  designated 
Depositaries  of  the  U.  S.  in  sums  not  less  than  'three  Dollar.”  “Receivable  in  payment 
of  all  dues  to  the  United  States  less  than  l ive  Dollars  except  Customs.”  The  reverses  of 
this  issue  are  printed  in  color,  upon  which  are  skeleton  numerals  of  value  in  gilt. 


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These  notes  were  engraved  and  printed  at  the  Treasury  Department.  They  are  found 
on  several  kinds  of  paper.  All  the  denominations  are  also  found  with  gilt  letters  and  figures 
on  t he  corners  of  t he  reverse. 

The  following  are  the  varieties  found: 


All  plain  bank-note  paper  unless  otherwise  stated 
FIVE  CENTS.  BROWN  BACKS 


26 

5 Cents 

Portrait, 

Washington 

27 

5 Cents 

Portrait, 

Washington, 

gilt  figures  : 

md  letters  on  back 

28 

5 Cents 

Portrait. 

Washington, 

fibre  paper 

29 

5 Cents 

Portrait, 

Washington, 

split  paper. 

Gilt  figures  and  1 

TEN  CENTS.  GREEN  BACKS 


30 

31 

32 

33 

34 


10  Cents  Portrait,  Washington 

10  Cents  Portrait,  Washington,  gilt  figures  and  letters  on  back 
10  Cents  Portrait,  Washington,  fibre  paper 

10  Cents  Portrait,  Washington,  split  paper.  Gilt  figures  and  letters  on  back 
10  Cents  Portrait,  Washington,  gilt  10  on  reverse  printed  upside  down 


TWENTY-FIVE  CENTS.  PURPLE  BACKS 


35 

25 

Cents 

Portrait, 

Washington 

36 

25 

Cents 

Portrait, 

Washington, 

gilt  figures 

37 

25 

Cents 

Portrait, 

Washington, 

fibre  paper 

38 

25 

Cents 

Portrait. 

Washington, 

split  paper. 

39 

25 

Cents 

Portrait, 

Washington, 

gilt  25  on  r 

Gilt  figures  and  letters  on  back. 


FIFTY  CENTS.  CARMINE  BACKS 


40 

41 

42 

43 


50  Cents  Portrait,  Washington 

50  Cents  Portrait,  Washington,  gilt  figures  and  letters  on  back 
50  Cents  Portrait,  Washington,  fibre  paper 

50  Cents  Portrait,  Washington,  split  paper.  Gilt  figures  and  letters  on  back 


THIRD  ISSUE 

Act  of  Congress  March  3,  1863.  Issued  from  Dec.  5,  1864,  to  Aug.  16,  1869. 

Denominations  issued,  3c.,  5c.,  10c.,  25c.,  50c.,  50c. 

All  the  notes  of  this  issue  have  different  designs.  Excepting  the  3 cents  and  5 cents, 
the  value  of  each  note  is  expressed  in  gilt  letters  or  figures  on  both  the  obverse  and  reverse. 
The  obverses  are  printed  in  black  and  the  reverses  in  green.  There  were  two  designs  used 
on  the  reverse  of  the  50-cent  note  with  portrait  of  Spinner.  The  first  design  has  two  large 
50s  on  the  ends.  The  second  has  one  large  50  in  the  center. 

The  same  inscriptions  appear  on  obverse  and  reverse  as  on  the  previous  issue.  With 
the  exception  of  the  3 cent,  which  is  unsigned,  all  the  notes  bear  the  facsimile  signatures 
of  S.  B.  Colby,  Register,  and  F.  E.  Spinner,  Treasurer. 


36 

44 

45 

46 

47 

48 

49 

50 

51 

52 

53 

54 

55 

56 

57 

58 

59 

60 

61 

62 

63 

64 

65 

66 

67 

68 

69 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


Resides  the  notes  listed  in  this  and  the  two  preceding  issues,  proof  impressions  with 
separate  obverses  and  reverses,  bearing  both  printed  and  autographic  signatures, are  found 
upon  paper  watermarked  S.  A.’’  (Confederate  State's  of  America)  captured  from  blockade 
runners  during  the  Civil  War. 

The  notes  of  this  issue  are  found  as  follows: 


All  plain  bank-note  paper  unless  otherwise  stated 

3 Cents 
3 Cents 

THREE  CENTS 

Portrait,  Washington,  light  curtain 
Portrait,  Washington,  dark  curtain 

5 Cents 
5 Cents 

FIVE  CENTS 

Portrait,  Clark 

Portrait,  Clark,  small  plate  letter  “a”  at  left  side,  varying  in  size  and  location 

10  Cents 
10  Cents 
10  Cents 

TEN  CENTS 

Portrait,  Washington 

Portrait,  Washington,  plate  figure  “ 1 ” at  left  side,  varying  in  sizeand  location 
Portrait,  Washington,  gilt  10  on  reverse  printed  upside  down 

25  Cents 
25  Cents 
25  Cents 
25  Cents 

TWENTY-FIVE  CENTS 
Portrait,  Fessenden 

Portrait,  Fessenden,  coarse  fibre  paper 

Portrait,  Fessenden,  coarse  fibre  paper,  Gilt  figures  and  letters  on  back 
Portrait,  Fessenden,  small  plate  letter  “a”  at  side,  varying  in  size  and 
location 

25  Cents 

Portrait,  Fessenden,  small  plate  letter  “a”  at  side.  Gilt  figures  and  letters 
on  back 

25  Cents 
25  Cents 
25  Cents 

Portrait,  Fessenden,  fibre  paper,  white  value  in  solid  gilt  design 
Portrait,  Fessenden,  white  value  in  solid  gilt  design,  with  plate  letter  “a” 
Portrait,  Fessenden,  coarse  fibre  paper,  white  value  in  solid  gilt  design,  with 
plate  letter  “a” 

25  Cents 

Portrait,  Fessenden,  coarse  fibre  paper,  white  value  in  solid  gilt  design, 
without  plate  letter  “a” 

25  Cents 
25  Cents 

Portrait,  Fessenden,  thin  paper.  No  gilt  figures  and  letters  on  back 
Portrait,  Fessenden,  thin  paper.  No  gilt  on  obverse 

50  Cents 
50  Cents 
50  Cents 
50  Cents 
50  Cents 
50  Cents 
50  Cents 
50  Cents 

FIFTY  CENTS.  JUSTICE 
Vignette,  Justice. 

Vignette,  Juslice,  thick  heavy  paper 
Vignette,  Justice,  small  letter  “a”  at  side 
Vignette,  Justice,  gilt  figures  and  letters  on  back 
Vignette,  Justice,  plate  figure  “1”  at  side 

Vignette,  Jus. ice,  figure  ”1“  at  side,  gilt  figures  and  letters  on  back 
Vignette,  Justice,  coarse  fibre  paper,  (iilt  figures  and  letters  on  back 
Vignette,  Justice,  coarse  fibre  paper.  Without  gilt  figures  and  letters  on 
back 

70 

71 

72 

73 

74 

75 

76 

77 

78 

79 

80 

81 

82 

83 

84 

85 

86 

87 

88 


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50  Cents 
50  Cents 
50  Cents 
50  Cents 

50  Cents 
50  Cents 
50  Cents 
50  Cents 
50  Cents 
50  Cents 


FIFTY  CENTS.  SPINNER 


Portrait, 
Portrait, 
Portrait, 
Portrait, 
“la”  : 
Portrait, 
Portrait, 
Portrait, 
Portrait, 
Portrait, 
Portrait, 
side 


Spinner 
Spinner. 
Spinner. 
Spinner, 
it  side 
Spinner. 
Spinner. 
Spinner, 
Spinner, 
Spinner, 
Spinner, 


Signatures  written  by  Jeffries  and  Spinner 

(lilt  figures  and  letters  on  back.  No  plate  figure  or  letter 

(lilt  figures  and  letters  on  back.  Plate  figure  and  letter 


Plate  figure  “ 1 ” at  side. 
Plate  letter  “a”  at  side, 
new  back,  50  in  centre, 
new  back,  50  in  centre, 
new  back,  50  in  centre, 
new  back,  50  in  centre. 


(lilt  letters  and  figures  on  back 
Gilt  figures  and  letters  on  back 
No  plate  figure  or  letter 
Plate  figure  “ 1 ” at  side 
Plate  letter  “a”  at  side 
Plate  figure  and  letter  “ la”  at 


THIRD  ISSUE 

SECOND  SERIES  WITH  RED  BACKS 
Denominations  issued,  5c.,  10c.,  25c.,  50c.,  50c. 


The  notes  of  this  series  are  of  the  same  designs  as  the  previous  ones,  but  the  reverses 
are  printed  in  red.  Having  been  printed  as  specimens,  not  many  found  their  way  into 
general  circulation,  although  legal  tender  to  the  same  extent  as  other  fractional  notes. 

All  the  denominations  bear  the  facsimile  signatures  of  S.  B.  Colby,  Register,  and  F.  E. 
Spinner,  Treasurer.  The  10  cents  and  50  cents  also  bear  autographic  signatures  of  Register 
and  Treasurer. 

They  are  as  follows: 


All  plain  bank-note  paper  unless  otherwise  stated 


FIVE  CENTS 

5 Cents  Portrait,  Clark 

5 Cents  Portrait,  Clark,  small  letter  “a”  at  side,  varying  in  size  and  location 


TEN  CENTS 

10  Cents  Portrait,  Washington 

10  Cents  Portrait,  Washington.  Signatures  written  by  Colby  and  Spinner 

10  Cents  Portrait,  Washington.  Signatures  written  by  Jeffries  and  Spinner 

10  Cents  Portrait,  Washington.  Signatures  written  by  Rosccrans  and  Spinner 

10  Cents  Portrait,  Washington,  signatures  written  by  Tillman  and  Morgan,  and 

endorsed  by  D.  N.  Morgan 


TWENTY-FIVE  CENTS 
25  Cents  Portrait,  Fessenden 

25  Cents  Portrait,  Fessenden,  letter  “a”  at  side,  varying  in  size  and  location. 


38 

89 

90 

91 

92 

93 

94 

95 

96 

97 

98 

99 

100 

101 

102 

103 

104 

105 

106 

107 

108 

109 

110 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


FIFTY  CENTS  JUSTICE 
50  Cents  Vignette,  Justice 

50  Cents  Vignette,  Justice,  (lilt  figures  and  letters  on  back 

50  Cents  Vignette,  Justice,  coarse  fibre  paper.  ( lilt  figures  and  letters  on  back.  Plate 
letter  “a”  at  side. 

50  Cents  Vignette,  Justice,  figure  “1”  at  side,  (lilt  letters  and  figures  on  back 

50  Cents  Vignette,  Justice,  coarse  fibre  paper,  (lilt  figures  and  letters  on  back 

50  Cents  Vignette,  Justice,  coarse  fibre  paper.  Signatures  written  by  Allison  and 
Spinner 

50  Cents  Vignette,  Justice.  Signatures  written  by  Colby  and  Spinner 
50  Cents  Vignette,  Justice,  bard  bank  note  paper.  Signatures  written  by  Colby  and 
Spinner,  but  “ Register”  and  “Treasurer”  are  omitted 
50  Cents  Vignette,  Justice,  (lilt  figures  and  letters  on  back.  Signatures  written 
by  Colby  and  Spinner 

50  Cents  Vignette,  Justice,  fibre  paper.  Signatures  written  by  Colby  and  Spinner 

50  Cents  Vignette,  Justice,  (lilt  figures  and  letters  on  back.  Signatures  written  by 

Rosecrans  and  Spinner 


FIFTY  CENTS  SPINNER 


50  Cents 
50  Cents 

50  Cents 

50  Cents 
50  Cents 

50  Cents 

50  Cents 
50  Cents 


Portrait,  Spinner,  (lilt  figures  and  letters  on  back. 
Portrait,  Spinner,  (lilt  figures  and  letters  on  back. 

“ la  " at  side 

Portrait,  Spinner,  (lilt  figures  and  letters  on  back. 
Allison  and  Spinner 

Portrait,  Spinner,  (lilt  figures  and  letters  on  back. 
Portrait,  Spinner,  (lilt  figures  and  letters  on  back. 
Allison  and  New 

Portrait,  Spinner,  (lilt  figures  and  letters  on  back. 

Colby  and  Spinner.  No  plate  figure  or  letter 
Portrait,  Spinner,  (lilt  figures  and  letters  on  back. 
Portrait,  Spinner,  (lilt  figures  and  letters  on  back. 


No  plate  letter  or  figure 
Plate  figure  and  letter 

Signatures  written  by 

Signatures  omitted 
Signatures  written  by 

Signatures  written  by 

Plate  letter  “a ” at  side 
Plate  figure  “ 1 ” at  side 


ESSAY  FOR  THIRD  ISSUE 

Act  of  Congress  March  3,  1863.  Denomination  of  15  cents 

Issue  forbidden  bg  Act  of  Congress,  April  7,  1866. 

Now  known  as  Section  3576  Revised  Statutes. 

The  principal  design  of  this  note  consists  of  the  portraits  of  General  Grant  on  the  right 
and  General  Sherman  on  the  left.  The  backs  are  separate  and  were  printed  in  both  red 
and  green. 

Owing  to  the  fact  that  both  of  the  above  generals  were  then  living,  Congress  considered 
it  unwise  to  place  their  portraits,  or  those  of  anv  living  person,  upon  its  currency  or  other 
securities,  and,  therefore,  passed  the  above  named  act,  which  forbid  the  issue. 

As  a matter  of  fact,  a number  of  these  notes  were  issued  and  are  to-day  held  by  many 
collectors. 

They  are  found  as  follows: 

15  Cents  Grant  and  Sherman,  green  back.  Printed  signatures  Colby  and  Spinner 
15  Cents  Grant  and  Sherman,  green  back.  Autograph  signatures  Jeffries  and  Spinner 
15  Cents  Grant  and  Sherman,  green  back.  Autograph  signatures  Allison  and  Spinner 


1 1 1 

I 12 

I 13 

114 

115 

116 

1 17 

I 18 

I 19 

120 

121 

122 

123 

124 

125 

126 

127 

128 

129 

130 

131 

132 

133 


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15  Cents 
15  Cents 
15  Cents 
15  Cents 


Grant  and  Sherman,  red  back. 
Grant  and  Sherman,  red  back. 
Grant  and  Sherman,  red  hack. 
Grant  and  Sherman,  red  l ack. 


Printed  signatures  Colby  and  Spinner 
Autograph  signatures  Colby  and  Spinner 
Autograph  signatures  Jeffries  and  Spinner 
Autograph  signatures  Allison  and  Spinner 


FOURTH  ISSUE 

Acts  of  Congress  March  3,  1863,  and  June  30,  1864. 

Issued  [raw  Julg  14,  1809,  to  Fch.  16,  1875. 
Denominations  issued,  10r.,  15c.,  25c.,  50c.,  50c.,  and  50c. 

All  the  notes  of  t his  issue  have  portraits  at  left  with  the  e\(  option  of  1 he  50  ( ents  Lincoln, 
which  is  at  right.  The  large  Treasury  seal  is  found  on  all  except  the  50  cent  Stanton  and 
50  cent  Dexter.  The  former  has  the  small  round  red  real,  and  the  latter  a green  eight- 

pointed  scalloped  seal. 

Two  size's  of  the  large  seal  are  found  on  the  10  cent,  15  cent  and  25  cent  note's.  These 
note's  were  printed  on  several  kinds  of  paper,  the  commonest  variety  being  silk  fibre  paper 
with  blue  end.  They  also  come  on  watermarked  paper  and  silk  fibre  paper  with  tinted 

surface. 

All  bear  the  facsimile  signatures  of  John  Allison,  Register,  and  F.  E.  Spinner,  Treasurer. 
The  obverses  are  in  black  and  the  reverses  in  green. 

The  inscriptions  on  both  obverse  and  reverse  are  the  same  as  previous  issues. 

The  50  cent  Dexter  note  was  the  only  one  issued  under  the  second  named  act. 

They  are  as  follows: 


TEN  CENTS 

Vignette,  Liberty,  silk  fibre  paper.  Large  red  seal 
Vignette,  Liberty,  watermarked  paper.  Large  red  seal 
Vignette,  Liberty,  silk  fibre  paper,  pink  surface.  I arge  red  seal 
Vignette,  Liberty,  silk  fibre  paper,  blue  end.  Large  red  seal 
Vignette,  Liberty,  silk  fibre  paper.  Smaller  reel  seal 
Vignette*,  Liberty,  silk  fibre  paper,  blue  end.  Smaller  red  seal 
Vignette,  Liberty,  silk  fibre  paper.  Large  red  seal.  Register’s  name  mis- 
spellc'd  “Alleson” 


FIFTEEN  CENTS 

Vignette,  Columbia,  silk  fibre  paper.  Large  red  seal 
Vignette,  Columbia,  watermarked  paper.  Large  red  seal 
Vignette,  Columbia,  silk  fibre  paper,  pink  surface.  Large  red  seal 
Vignette,  Columbia,  silk  fibre  paper,  blue  end.  Large  reel  seal 
Vignette,  Columbia,  silk  fibre  paper.  Smaller  red  seal 
Vignette,  Columbia,  silk  fibre  paper,  blue  end.  Smaller  reel  seal 


TWENTY-FIVE  CENTS 

25  Cents  Portrait,  Washington,  silk  fibre  paper.  Large  red  seal 
25  Cents  Portrait,  Washington,  watermarked  paper.  Large  red  seal 
25  Cents  Portrait,  Washington,  silk  fibre  paper,  pink  surface.  Large  red  seal 

25  Cents  Portrait,  Washington,  silk  fibre  paper,  blue  end.  Large  red  seal 

25  Cents  Portrait,  Washington,  silk  fibre  paper.  Smaller  red  seal 

25  Cents  Portrait,  Washington,  silk  fibre  paper,  blue  end.  Smaller  red  seal 


15  Cents 
15  Cents 
15  Cents 
15  Cents 
15  Cents 
15  Cents 


10  Cents 
10  Cents 
10  Cents 
10  (.’ents 
10  Cents 
10  Cents 
10  Cents 


40 

134 

135 

136 

137 

138 

139 

140 

i 4 1 

142 

143 

144 

145 


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FIFTY  CENTS 

50  Cents  Portrait,  Lincoln,  silk  fibre  paper.  Large  ml  seal 

50  Cents  Portrait,  Lincoln,,  silk  fibre  paper,  pink  surface.  Large  rod  seal 

50  Cents  Portrait,  Lincoln,  watermarked  paper.  Large  red  seal 

50  Cents  Portrait,  Stanton,  silk  fibre  paper.  Small  round  red  seal 

50  Cents  Portrait,  Stanton,  silk  fibre  paper,  blue  end.  Small  round  red  seal 

50  Cents  Portrait,  Dexter,  silk  fibre  paper.  Scalloped  green  seal 


FIFTH  ISSUE 

Acts  of  Congress  March  3,  1803,  and  June  30,  1864. 

Issued  from  Feb.  26,  1874,  to  Feb.  15,  1876. 
Denominations  issued,  10c.,  25c.  and  50c. 

All  of  this  issue  have  portraits  at  left  and  the  denomina  ion  and  seal  at  right.  They 
are  printed  on  silk  fibre  paper,  the  obverse  in  black  and  the  reverse  in  green. 

The  Treasury  seals  vary  in  color,  size  and  shape. 

All  bear  the  facsimile  signatures  of  John  Allison,  Register,  and  F.  E.  Spinner,  Treasurer, 
except  the  50  cents,  upon  which  is  John  C.  New,  Treasurer. 

'I  he*  inscriptions  of  obverse  and  reverse  are  the  same  as  | revious  issues. 

They  are  found  as  follows: 


TEN  CENTS 

It)  Cents  Portrait,  Meredith,  silk  fibre  paper.  Scalloped  green  seal 

10  Cents  Portrait,  Meredith,  silk  fibre  paper.  Scalloped  red  seal 

10  Cents  Portrait,  Meredith,  silk  fibre  paper.  Short  key  in  scalloped  red  seal 

T\V  ENTY-F1 VE  CENTS 

25  Cents  Portrait,  Walker,  silk  fibre  paper.  Elongated  red  seal 

25  Cents  Portrait,  Walker,  silk  fibre  paper.  Short  key  in  elongated  red  seal 

FIFTY  CENTS 

50  Cents  Portrait,  Crawford,  silk  fibre  paper.  Elongated  red  seal  with  numerals  50 
on  each  side  of  the  design 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


41 


FRACTIONAL  CURRENCY,  ISSUED,  REDEEMED  AND 

OUTSTANDING 

For  many  years  the  Treasury  Department  kept  an  accurate  account  of  each  denomi- 
nation and  issue  of  all  fractional  currency  redeemed.  As  this  entailed  considerable  labor 
with  no  adequate  return,  the  practice  of  keeping  so  detailed  an  account  was  changed  about 
fifteen  years  ago.  Since  that  time  record  is  kept  of  denominations  only.  The  following 
table,  compiled  from  the  last  Treasury  report,  giving  details  of  amounts  issued,  redeemed 
and  outstanding,  shows  there  is  still  unredeemed  over  815,000,000.00  of  this  interesting 
paper  money.  Since  the  above  report  was  made  only  about  $36,500.00  has  been  redeemed. 
Undoubtedly  a large  portion  of  fractional  currency  outstanding  has  been  lost  and  destroyed. 
Although  there  are  many  collectors  of  it,  and  nearly  every  one  has  a few  specimens,  there 
are  no  large  quantities  held  by  dealers  in  numismatics.  It  offers  a field  for  collectors  which 
is  both  interesting  and  inexpensive. 


TABLE. 


AMOUNT  ISSUED 

AMOUNT  REDEEMED 

OUTSTANDING 

First  Issue: 

5 cents 

10  “ 

82,242,889.00 

4.115.378.00 
5,225,696  00 

8.631.672.00 

$1,214,740.25 

2,871,703.30 

$1,028,148.75 
1,243,674.70 
1,038,681  64 
969,668.70 

25  “ 

4,187,014.36 

7,662,003.30 

50  “ 

820,215,635.00 

$15,935,461.21 

$4,280,173  79 

Second  Issue: 

5 cents 

10  . , . 

$2,794,826.10 
6,176,084  30 
7,648,341 .25 

82,096,392.33 
5,264,196. 17 
6,903,294.95 
5,795,306 . 10 

$698,433.77 
911,888. 13 
745,046 . 30 
749,925.90 

25  “ 

50  “ 

6,545,232  00 

Totals 

$23,164,483.65 

$20,059,189.55 

$3,105,294.10 

Third  Issue: 

3 cents 

5 “ 

$601,923.90 
657,002  75 

$511,680.42 

524,657.80 

15,925,818.53 

75.67 

$90,243 . 48 
132,344  95 
1,050,315.97 
1,276.73 
900,085.52 
803,572.95 

io  ••  : : : . . 

16.976.134.50 
1,352.40 

31,143,188.75 

36.735.426.50 

15  “ 

25  “ 

30.243,103.23 

35,931,853.55 

50  “ 

$86,115,028  80 

$83,137,189.20 

32.977,839.60 

Fourth  Issue: 

10  cents 

15  “ * 

$34,940,960  00 
5,304,216.00 

$33,567,870.24 

5.065.039.20 

57,899,208.17 

76,333,485.90 

32,000.00 

$1,373,089.76 

239,176.80 

1,023,047.83 

1,066,114.10 

25  “ 

58,922,256  00 

50  “ 

77,399,600.00 

$3,701,428.49 

32,000.00 

Totals 

$176,567,032.00 

$172,897,603.51 

$3,669,428.49 

Fifth  Issue: 

10  cents 

25  “ 

$19,989,900.00 
36,092.000  00 
6,580.000.00 

S19,505,828.34 

35,515,232.59 

6.397,132.10 

$484,071.66 

576,767.41 

182,867.90 

50  “ 

Totals 

$62,661,900  00 

$61,418,193.03 

$1,243,706.97 

$15,276,442.95 

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UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


COINAGE  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES 

The  first  National  Mint  was  established  in  Philadelphia.  It  commenced  in  1793  and 
has  been  in  continuous  operation  since.  Three  branch  mints  were  created  by  Act  of  Con- 
gress of  March  3,  1835,  at  New  Orleans,  La.,  Dahlonega,  Ua.,  and  Charlotte,  N.  C.  Each 
of  these  commenced  operations  in  1838  and  continued  until  the  breaking  out  of  war  in  1861 , 
when  they  were  closed.  The  mint  at  New  Orleans  was  reopened  in  1879  and  has  been  in 
operation  since.  Those  at  Dahlonega  and  Charlotte  have  been  dispensed  with. 

The  next  mint  to  be  established  was  that  at  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  which  was  created  by 
Act  of  Congress  July  3,  1852.  It  has  been  in  continuous  operation  since  1854.  The  mint 
at  Carson  City,  Nev.,  commenced  operation  in  1S70  and  continued  until  1893.  The  last 
mint  to  be  established  is  at  Denver,  Col.,  which  commenced  coinage  in  1906.  The  Char- 
lotte and  Dahlonega  mints  made  only  gold  coins.  The  New  Orleans,  San  Francisco,  Carson 
City  and  Denver  both  gold  and  silver,  while  the  Philadelphia  mint  coins  gold,  silver,  nickel 
and  bronze. 

With  the  exception  of  Philadelphia,  the  coinage  of  each  mint  bears  a distinguishing 
letter,  as  follows: 

C Charlotte 

CC  Carson  City 

D Dahlonega 

0 New  Orleans 

S San  Francisco 

D Denver 

Dahlonega  and  Denver  have  the  same  mint  letter,  but  as  none  of  the  former  bear  a 
later  date  than  1861,  and  the  latter  none  earlier  than  1906,  no  difficulty  will  be  experienced 
in  determining  the  mintage  of  each. 

Following  will  be  found  tables  showing  the  coinage  of  each  mint  from  its  organization 
to  Dec.  31,  1907,  or  until  its  discontinuance.  By  referring  to  same  and  noting  the  amount 
coined  for  a given  year,  the  comparative  rarity  of  any  coin  can  be  very  well  ascertained. 

COINAGE  OF  THE  MINT  AT  CHARLOTTE.  N.  C.,  FROM  ITS  ORGANIZATION,  1838,  TO  ITS 

SUSPENSION,  1861. 


1838. . 
1839  . 

1840. . 
1841. 

1842. . 

1843. . 

1844  o 

1845  b 

1846 
1847. 
ISIS 
1849  . 

1850. . 

1851. . 

1852. 

1853.  . 

1854.  . 

1855.  . 

1856. . 
1857. 

1858. . 
1859  . 
1860. 
1861. 


Total 


Calender  years. 


TOTAL  COINAGE. 


Half  Quarter 

eagles.  eagles.  Dollars. 


S64.565.00 
117,335  00 
95,140  00 
107,555  00 
137,400  00 
221,765  00 
118,155  00 


$19,770  00 
45.532  50 

32.095 . 00 
25,742  50 
16.842  50 

65.240.00 
29,055  00 


$84,335  00 
162.767  50 
127,235  00 
133,297  SO 
154,242.50 
287.003  00 
147.210  00 


64.975  00 
420.755  Oil 
322,360  00 
324,115  00 
317.955  00 
245.880  00 
362,870  00 
327,855  00 
196.455  00 
198,940  00 
142.285  00 
156,800  (X) 
194,280  00 
159.235  00 
74.065  tK) 
34.395  (X) 


12.020  00 
58,065  00 
41,970  00 
25,550  00 
22,870  00 
37,307  50 
24.430  00 


18,237  50 
9,192  50 
19.782  50 


22.640  00 


$11,634  00 
6,966  00 
41,267  (XI 
9,434  00 
11,515  00 
4 00 
9,803  00 

13,280  00 


5,235  00 


18.672  50 


76,995  00 

478.820.00 
364,330  00 
361,299  00 

347.791.00 
324.454  50 
396,734  00 
339,370  00 
214.696  50 
217.935  50 
162.1X57 . 50 

170.080.00 
216,920  00 
164.470  00 

92,737  50 
34.395  00 


$4,405,135  (X) 


$544,915  00 


$109,138  00 


$5,059,188  00 


a Mint  burned  July  27.  1844. 
6 No  coinage. 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


43 


COINAGE  OF  THE  MINT  AT  DAHLONEGA,  GA.,  FROM  ITS  ORGANIZATION,  1838,  TO  ITS 

SUSPENSION,  1861. 


Calendar  years. 


Half 

eagles. 


Three 

dollars. 


Quarter 

eagles. 


Dollars. 


TOTAL  COINAGE 


1838  

1839  

1840  

1841  

1842  

1843  

1S44 

1845  

1846  

1847  

1848  

1849  

1850  

1851  

1852  

1853  

1854  

1855  

1856  

1857  

1858  

1859  

1860  

1861 

Total 


$102,915.00 
■ 94,695.00 

114.480.00 

152.475.00 

298.040.00 

492.260.00 
444,910  00 

453.145.00 

401.470.00 

322.025.00 

237.325.00 

195.180.00 

219.750.00 

313.550.00 

457.260.00 

448.390.00 

282.065.00 

112.160.00 

98.930.00 

85.230.00 

76.810.00 

51.830.00 

73.175.00 
7,985.00 


$3,360.00 


$5,536,055.00 


$3,360  00 


$34,185.00 

8.830.00 

10.410.00 

11.607.50 

90.522.50 

43.330 . 00 
48,650  00 
48,257  50 
39,460  00 

34.427.50 

27.362.50 

30.370.00 

28.160.00 
10,195.00 

7.945.00 

4.400.00 
2,807 . 50 

2.185.00 

5.910.00 


5,610.00 


$21,588.00 

8.382.00 

9.882.00 

6.360.00 
6,583.00- 

2.935.00 

1.811 .00 

1.460.00 

3.533.00 

3.477.00 

4.952.00 

1.566.00 


$102,915.00 

128,880.00 

123.310.00 

162.885.00 

309.647.50 
582,782  50 

488.240.00 

501.795.00 

449.727.50 

361.485.00 

271.752.50 

244.130.50 

258.502.00 

351.592.00 

473.815.00 

462.918.00 
292,760  00 

116.778.50 

102.575.00 

94.673.00 

80.287.00 

62.392.00 

74.741 .00 
7,985.00 


$494,625.00 


$72,529.00 


$6,106,569.00 


COINAGE  OF  THE  MINT  AT  DENVER,  COL..  FROM  FEBRUARY,  1906,  TO  DECEMBER  31,  1907. 


GOLD  COINAGE. 

SILVER  COINAGE. 

Double 

eagles 

Eagles 

Half 

eagles 

Half 

dollars 

Quarter 

dollars 

Dimes 

1906 

$12,405,000 

16.845,000 

$9,810,000 

10,300,000 

$1,600,000 

4,440,000 

$2,014,000 
1 ,928,000 

$820,000 

621,000 

$406,000 

408.000 

1907 

Totals 

$29,250,000 

$20,110,000 

$6,040,000 

$3,942,000 

$1,441,000 

$814,000 

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UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


COINAGE  OK  THE  MINT  AT  SAN  FRANCISCO  FROM 


GOLD. 


SILVER. 


Calendar  years. 


Double 

eagles. 


Eagles. 


Half 

eagles. 


Three 

dollars. 


Quarter 

eagles. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 


■» 

1854. 

1855. 

1856. 

1857. 
1 x.-.s 

1859. 

1860. 
1861. 
1M12 

1863. 

1864. 

1865. 

1866. 

1867. 

1868. 

1869. 

1870. 

1871. 

1872. 

1873. 
1874 

1875. 

1876. 

1877. 

1878. 

1879. 

1880. 
1881. 
1882. 

1883. 

1884. 

1885. 
1886 

1887. 

1888. 

1889. 

1890. 

1891. 

1892. 

1893 

1894 

1895 

1896 

1897 

1898 

1899 

1900 

1901 

1902 

1903 

1904 

1905 

1906 

1907 


Total 


82.827.360.00 

17.593.500.00 

23.795.000. 00 

19.410.000. 00 

16.934.200.00 

12.728.900.00 

10.899.000. 00 

15.360.000. 00 

17.083.460.00 
19,331,400  00 

15.873.200.00 

20.850.000. 00 

16.845.000. 00 

18.415.000  00 

16.750.000  00 

13.735.000  00 

19.640.000  00 

18.560.000. 00 

15.600.000. 00 

20.812.000  00 

24.280.000. 00 

24.600.000  00 

31.940.000  00 

34.700.000. 00 

34.780.000. 00 

24.476.000. 00 

16.720.000. 00 

14.540.000  00 

22.500.000. 00 

23.780.000  00 

18.320.000. 00 

13.670.000  00 

' 5.660.000  00 

17.192.000. 00 

15.494.000. 00 

16.055.000. 00 

25.762.500.00 

18.603.000  00 

19.923.500.00 

20.971.000. 00 

22.870.000  00 

28.078.500  00 

29.405.000  00 

51.503.500  00 

40.206.000  00 

49.190.000  00 

31.920.000  00 

35.072.500  00 

19.080.000  00 
102,683.500  00 

36.260.000  ,00 

41.315.000  00 

43.316.000  00 


81,238,260.00 

90.000. 00 
680,000.00 
260,000.00 
118,000.00 

70.000. 00 

50.000. 00 

155.000. 00 

125.000. 00 

100,000  00 

25.000. 00 

167.000. 00 

200.000. 00 

90.000. 00 

135.000. 00 

64.300.00 

80.000  00 

165.000. 00 

173.000. 00 

120.000. 00 
100,000.00 


50,000.00 
170,000.00 
261.000  00 

2.240.000. 00 
5,062,500  00 

9.700.000. 00 

1.320.000. 00 
380,000  00 

1.242.500.00 

2.280.000  00 
8,260.000  00 

8.170.000  00 

6.487.000  00 

4.254.000  00 


1.155.000  00 

1.413.500.00 

250.000  00 

490.000  00 

1.237.500  00 

2.347.500.00 

4.736.000  00 

8.410.000. 00 

810.000  00 
28,127,500.00 

1.6(»5.ltOO  (10 

5.380.000. 00 

3.692. 500  00 

4.570.000  00 

2.105.000. 00 


1,287,912,020.00  123,502,060.00 


«1  340  00 

305.000  00  $19  ,800  00 

525.500  00  103,500.00 

435.000. 00  42,000.00 

93.000  00  

66,100  00  

106.000  00  21,000  00 

90.000. 00  

47.500.00  

85.000. 00  

19.440.00  

138.060.00  

219.600.00  

145.000. 00  

260.000. 00  

155.000. 00  

85.000. 00  

125.000. 00  

182.000. 00  

155.000  00  

80.000. 00  

45.000. 00  

20.000. 00  

133.500.00  

723.500  00  

2.131.000. 00  

6,744,500  00  

4.845.000. 00  

4.845.000  00  

416.000  00  

885.000  00  

6.057.500.00  

16,340,000  00  

9.560.000  00  

1.469.500.00  


1.492.000  00 

1.120,000.00 

279,500  00 

560.000  00 

777.000  00 

1.770.000  00 

6.987.000  00 

7.725.000  00 

1.645.000  00 
18,240,000  00 

4.695.000  00 

9.275.000  00 
485,000.00 

4.403.500.00 

2.990.000  00 


$615  00  $14,632.00 


177,800.00 

170,000.00 

3,000.00 

38.000. 00 

89.000. 00 

60.000. 00 
20,000.00 
27,000.00 


58,440.00 
97,400  00 
70,000.00 


24,600  00  

10,000.00  

10,000.00  

15.000. 00  *20,000.00 

13.000. 00  


85.000. 00 
73,750  00 
40,000  00 

55.000. 00 

45.000. 00 
67,500  00 


29,000.00 
12.500.00 
88,500  00 

445.000  00 

108.750.00 


3,000.00 

9.000.00 

700.00 

9.774.000. 00 

9.110.000. 00 

8.900.000. 00 
12,760,000  00 

9.250.000  00 

6.250.000. 00 

3.200.000  00 

1.497.000. 00 

750.000. 00 

1.771.000. 00 

657.000  00 

700.000  00 
8,230,373  00 

5.296.000. 00 

1.200.000. 00 

100.000. 00 

1.260.000  00 
400,000.00 

5.000. 000.00 

5.825.000  00 

4.102.000  00 

2.562.000. 00 

3.540.000. 00 

2.284.000. 00 

1.530.000. 00 

1.241.000  00 

2.304.000. 00 


119,978,040  00  186,300.00  1,861,255.00 


90,232.00 


109,523,073  00 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


45 


ITS  ORGANIZATION,  1854,  TO  DECEMBER  31,  1907. 


SILVER. 

TOTAL  COINAGE. 

Trade 

dollars. 

Half 

dollars. 

Quarter 

dollars. 

Twenty 

cents. 

Dimes. 

Half 

dimes. 

$4,084,207.00 

18.172.375.00 

25.490.400.00 

20.426.500.00 

17.432.450.00 

13.247.000. 00 

11.442.000. 00 

16.176.000. 00 

17.986.785.00 

20.022.150.00 

16.279.140.00 

21.584.750.00 

17.915.500.00 

19.350.000. 00 

17.874.000. 00 

14.431.550.00 

20.355.000. 00 

20.041.775.00 

16.380.600.00 

22.075.400.00 

27.328.000. 00 

32.069.000. 00 

42.704.500.00 

49.772.000. 00 

50.186.500.00 

38.065.750.00 

37.427.000. 00 

41.845.000. 00 

37.915.000. 00 

30.826.000. 00 

23.703.996.90 

23.508.869.00 
25,370,652.40 

25.606.445.00 

26.281.500.00 

20.545.267.80 

24.427.680.60 

31.932.111.60 
23,304,004.75 
23,539,773.85 

25.447.052.65 

25.427.213.25 
35,767,989.35 

40.084.291.65 
68,933,173.70 

60.109.954.80 

57.446.634.25 
81.072,490  20 

47.310.988.00 

36.256.716.00 
105,829,019.00 

46.759.519.90 

50.058.741 .00 

46.703.847.00 

$64,975  00 

105.500.00 
79,000.00 

238.000  00 

283.000  00 

236.000  00 

469.750.00 

676.000. 00 

458.000  00 

329.000  00 

337.500.00 

527.000. 00 

598.000. 00 

580.000. 00 

328.000. 00 

502.000. 00 

1.089.000. 00 

290.000. 00 

116.500.00 

197.000. 00 

1.600.000. 00 

2.264.000. 00 

2.678.000. 00 
6,000.00 

$99,100.00 

71.500.00 
20,500  00 

30.250.00 
20,000.00 

14.000  00 

24.000  00 

16.750.00 

$7,000.00 

6,000.00 

6,000.00 

14.000. 00 

17.250.00 

18.075.00 

15.750.00 

23.000. 00 

17.500.00 

13.500.00 

14.000. 00 

26.000. 00 

45.000. 00 
5,000.00 

32.000. 00 

19.000. 00 
45,500  00 

24.000. 00 

907.000. 00 
1,042,000.00 

234.000. 00 

$5,000.00 

4,500.00 

6,000.00 

6,000.00 

6,000.00 

14,000.00 

11,500.00 

5,000.00 
10,250.00 
7,000  00 
12,000.00 

24.000. 00 

19.000. 00 

7,725.00 

20,750.00 

39.000. 00 

98.000. 00 
170,000.00 

2.149.000. 00 

2.249.000. 00 

35.000. 00 

8,050.00 

41.850.00 

16.200.00 

$703,000.00 

2.549.000. 00 

4.487.000. 00 

5.227.000. 00 

9.519.000. 00 

4.162.000. 00 

$231,000.00 

:::::::::::: 

56.496.90 

4,369.00 

20,652.40 

445.445.00 

172.000. 00 
97,267.80 

142.307.60 

319.611.60 

99.071.00 
249,140.10 

2.40 

112.000. 00 
57,505.60 

134,284.40 

170,250.70 

186,749.30 

516.827.00 
59,302.20 

207,000.00 

61.330.00 
80,000.00 

685,519.90 

313.664.00 

317.847.00 



:::::::::::::::: 

304,000.00 

:::::::::::::::: 

554.000. 00 

241.019.75 

363.633.75 

662.205.25 

441.170.25 
47,009.75 

135.557.25 

255.148.00 

177.000. 00 

464.646.25 
. 18,166.00 

381.153.00 

259.000. 00 

514.514.00 

370.000. 00 
2,024,345  00 

554.043.00 

570.474.00 

466.950.00 

1.179.275.00 
843,205.50 

1.280.161.00 

423.522.00 

730.335.00 

960.386.00 

276.519.00 
1,247,000.00 

870,077  00 

625.000. 00 

471,000.00 

340,000.00 

26,647.000.00 

26,988,031.50 

10,256,534.25 

231,000.00 

7,040,218.90 

119,100.00 

1,714.334,864  65 

4(5 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY 


COINAGE  OK  THE  MINT  AT  NEW  ORLEANS  EROM  ITS  ORGANIZATION.  1838. 


HOLD. 


Calendar  years. 


Double 

eagles. 


Eagles. 


Half 

eagles. 


Three  Quarter 

dollars.  eagles. 


Dollars. 


1838 

1839 

$44,452  50  . 

1840 

$152,000.00 
41,750.00 
82,000.00 
505,375  00 
1,823,000  00 

205.000. 00 

290.000 .  00 
60,000.00 

65,500.00  . . 

1841 

$25,000.00 

274.000. 00 
1,751,620.00 

1.187.000. 00 

475.000. 00 

817.800.00 

5.715.000. 00 

358.500.00 

239.000 .  00 

575.000  00 

2.630.000. 00 

180.000  00 

510.000. 00 

525.000. 00 
180,000  00 

145.000. 00 
55,000.00 

200.000. 00 
23,000  00 

111,000.00 

18,450  00 

1842 

49,500.00.. 

1843 

920,005.00  . . 

1844 

1845 

1846 

165,000  00  . . 

1847 

310,000  00  . . 

1848 

1849 



**>15.000  .00 

1850 

$2,820,000.00 

6.300.000. 00 

3.800.000. 00 

1.420.000. 00 

65.000. 00 
160,000.00 

45.000. 00 
600,000  00 

705.000. 00 

182.000. 00 
132,000.00 
100,000  00 

46,500  00 

210.000. 00  14,000.00 

370.000. 00  290,000.00 

350.000. 00  140,000.00 

290.0(H)  00 

1851  

1852  

205,000.00 

1853 

1854 

230,000.00 

55.500.00 
50,000 . 00 

65.000  00 

$72,000.00 

382,500.00  

1855 

55,000  00 

1856 

52,750.00  

1857 

85,000.00  

1858 

1859 

:::::::::::::: 

1860 

1861a 

1879 

15,000.00 

92.000  00 

83.500.00 
108,200  00 

8,000.00 

1880 

1881 

1882 

1883 

1884  

1885 

1886 

1887 

1888 

213,350.00 

1889 

1890 

1891 

1892 

286,880.00 
170,000.00 
1 ,075,000 . 00 
980,000  00 

50.000. 00 
550.000.00 

83.000. 00 

1893 

1894 

1895 

1896 

1897 

425,000.00 

1898 

1899 

370,470  00 

1900 

1901 

720,410.00 

1902 

1903 

1,127,710  00 
1,089,500.00 

1904 

1905 

1906 

868,950  00 

1907 

Total 

$16,375,500.00 

$23,610,890.00 

$4,447,625  00 

$72,000  00 

$3,023,157  50  $1,004,000  00 

a No  coinage  from  1862  to  1878,  inclusive. 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


47 


TO  ITS  SUSPENSION,  1S61.  AND  FROM  ITS  REOPENING,  1879,  TO  DECEMBER  31,  1907. 


SILVER. 


Dollars. 


Half 

dollars. 


Quarter 

dollars. 


Dimes. 


Half 

dimes. 


Three 

cents. 


$.59,000  00 


40,000.00 




360,000.00 
515,000  00 


2,887 
5,305 
5,708 
6,090 
8,725 
9,730 
9,185 
10,710 
1 1 ,550 
12,150 
11.875 
10,701 
7,954 
2,744 
300 
1,723 
450 
4,900 
4,004 
4,440 
12,290 
12,590 
13,320 
8,636 
4,450 
3,720 


000  00 
000.00 
000  00 
000  00 
000.00 
000.00 
ooo  oo 
000  00 
000.00 
000 . 00 
000.00 
000.00 
529  00 
000.00 
,000  00 
000 . 00 
,000  00 
000  00 
,000.00 
,000.00 
000  00 
,000  00 
,000.00 
000.00 
,000.00 
,000  00 


ssi 
427 
200 
478 
1,134 
1002 
1,04 
1,152 
1,292 
1.590 
1,155 
1,228 
201 
72 
664 
2,620 
1,844 
1 ,329 
409 
3,647 
1.417 
645 
165 


,488.00 
,550.00 
.500.00 
,500  00 
,000.00 
.500  00 
,000.00, 
,000.00) 
,000.00 
000,00 
,000 . 00 
,000 . 00 
,000.00 
,000  00 
.000  00 
,000  00 
.000.00 
.000  00 
.000  00 
.000  00 
.000.00 
,000  00 
,000.00 


SI 06 ,300  00 

113.000  00 
192,250  00 

242.000  00 
185,000.00 


195 

694 

1,069 

883 

462 

316 

437 

86: 

1,372 

562 

1,263 

1,050 

558 

252 

1,223 

1,973 


,000.00 
,500  00 
.000.00 
.000,00 
.000.00 
.000.00 
,000.00 
.000  00 
,000  00 
,000.00 
,000  00 
.000  00 
800  00 
,500  00 
,000  00 
,300  00 


840,243  40 
124,327  20 
117,500  00 

200.750.00 

202.000  00 

15,000.00 


$54,827  50 

46.750  00 

40.750  00 
17,500.00 


92,000  00 


23,000.00  . 


11,000.00 


103.000 .  00 

22,000  00 

24.000  00 

333.000  00 

371.000  00 

44.000  00 

242.000  00 

295.000  00 

130.000. 00 

65.000  00 

97.000  00 


30.000. 00 

51.000. 00 
40,000  00 

43.000. 00 
110,000.00 
177.000  00 


118,000  00 
154.000  00 
29.000  00 
48,000.00 
4,000.00 


17 

660 

849 

713 

704 

371 

353 

467 

661 

854 

403 

1,187 

875 

614 

307 

514 

1,140 


.000.00 
.000  00 
,000  00 
,000  00 
,000  00 
,000  00 
00  00 
,000.00 
,000 . 00 
,000  00 
,000  00 
000  00 
,000  00 
,000  00 
500  00 
,000  00 
,000 . 00 


30.000  00 
7,000.00 

34.500.00 

43.000  00 

13.000. 00 
118,000.00 

78.000  00 

30.000. 00 

55.000. 00 

69.000. 00 

83.000  00 

28.000  00 
[53,000.00 


454.000  00 
384.170  00 

176.000  00 

72.000  00 

44.000  00 

61.000  00  . 
66,600.00  . 

213.000  00 

265.000  00 

201.000  00 

562.000.00 

450.000  00 

818.000  00 


340,000 . 00 
261,000  00 
1,086,939  80 


821,600  00 


$187,111,529.00 


$36,974,638.00 


$13,346,750  00 


$6,981,530  40 


$812,327  50 


$21,600.00 


TOTAL  COINAGE. 


$40,243.40 
305,095 . 20 
915,600  00 
640,200.00 
1 ,295,750  00 

4.568.000. 00 

4.208.500.00 

1.750.000. 00 
2.483,800  00 

7.469.000. 00 

1 .978.500  00 

1.646.000  00 

5.075.500.00 
10,122,600  00 

4.622.000. 00 

3.445.000  00 

4.520.500  00 

2.368.500.00 

2.036.750.00 

1 .732.000  00 

4.794.000  00 

2.123.000. 00 

1.557.000  00 

265.000 .  00 

2.948.500  00 

5.397.000  00 

5.791.500  00 

6.198.200 .00 

8.733.000  00 

9.730.000  00 

9.185.000. 00 

10.710.000  00 

11.550.000. 00 

12.363.350.00 

11.875.000  00 

10.701.000. 00 

8.425.529.00 
4,320,050  00 

2.739.500  00 

4.735.000  00 

3.061.000. 00 

5.794.000  00 

5.165.300.00 

5.557.000. 00 

14.448.470.00 

15.017.000. 00 
15,567,410  00 

11.536.000. 00 

8.320.710.00 
5,982,300  00 

900.000. 00 

2.866.950.00 
4,200  239.80 


$293,781,547  40 


48 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


COINAGE  OF  THE  MINT  AT  PHILADELPHIA  FROM 


GOLD  COINAGE. 


Calendar  years 

Double  eagles. 

Eagles. 

Half  eagles. 

Three  dollars. 

Quarter  eagles. 

Dollars. 

1793  to  1795 

$27,950.00 

S43.535  00 

1796 

60,800.00 

16,995  00 

$165.00 

1797 

91,770.00 

32,030.00 

4,390.00 

1798. . . 

79.740  00 

124,335.00 

1,535  "" 

1799  

174,830.00 

37,255.00 

1,200.00 

1800  

259.650  00 

68,3  |0  00 

1801  . . 

292,540  00 

130,030  00 

1 802 

150,900.00 

265,880  00 

6,530.00 

1803 

89,790.00 

167,530.00 

1,057.50 

1804 

97,950.00 

152,375  00 

8,317  50 

1805 

165,915.00 

1,452  50 

1806 

320,465  00 

4,040  00 

1807 

420,465  00 

17,030  00 

1808 

277.890.00 

6.775  00 

1809  . . 

1 69,375  00 

1810 

501,435  00 

1811  

497,905  00 

1812 

290,435.00 

1813 

477.140  00 

1814. . . 

77,270  00 

1815  . . 

3,175  00 

1816 

1817 

1818 

' 242,940  00 

1819  . . 

258,015  00 

i8->n 

1.319.02(1  Oil 

1821 

173.205  00 

16,120  (HI 

1822 

88.980  00 

1823. . . 

72,421 

1 824 

86,700.00 

6,500  00 

1825 

145,300  00 

11,085.00 

1 826 

90,845  00 

1,900  (10 

1827 

124,565  00 

7,000  00 

1828 

140,145  00 

1829 

287.210  00 

8.507  50 

1830 

631,755  00 

11,350  (HI 

1831 

702,970  (H) 

11,300  00 

1832 

787,435  00 

1 1 ,000  00 

1833 

968,150  00 

10,400  00 

1834 

3,660,845  00 

293,425  (HI 

1 

1,857,670  00 

328,505  (HI 

1836 

2,765,735  00 

1,369,965  00 

1837 

1.035,605  00 

112.700  00 

1838 

72,000.00 

1,432.940  00 

117.575  00 

1839 

382.480.00 

590,715  00 

1R40 

473,380  00 

686,910  00 

47,147  50 

1841 

631,310  00 

79,165.00 

1842 

815,070.00 

137,890  00 

7,057.50 

1843 

754,620  00 

3,056.025  00 

251.365  (HI 

* 

1844 

63,610  00 

1,701,650  00 

16,960  00 

1845 

261,530  00 

2,085.495  00 

227.627  50 

1846 

200.950  00 

1.979.710  00 

53,995.00 

1847 

8,622.580  00 

4,579,905  00 

74 .535  (HI 

1848 

1.454.840  00 

1,303.875  00 

22,215  (HI 

1849 

6.536. ISO  00 

665.350  (K) 

58,235  00 

$688,567  (HI 

18.50 

$23,40.5.220  00 

2,914.510  00 

322,455  00 

632,307  50 

481.953  00 

1851 

41,743,100  00 

1.763.280  00 

1,887.525  00 

3.431,870  00 

3,317,671  00 

1 852 

41.060,520  00 

2,031,000  00 

2,869.505  00 

2.899.202  5(1 

2.045.351  (K) 

1853 

25.226.520  00 

2.012.530  00 

1.528,850  00 

3,511.670  (HI 

4.076.051  00 

1854 

15,157,980  00 

542.500  00 

803,375  (H) 

$415,854  00 

1.490,645  00 

1.639.445  (HI 

1855 

7,293,320  00 

1,217.010  00 

585.490  (H) 

151,665  00 

588,700  00 

758,269  (HI 

1856 

6,597,560  00 

604.900  00 

989,950  00 

78,030  00 

960,600  00 

1,762,936  (HI 

1857 

8,787.500  00 

166.060  00 

490.940  00 

62.673  00 

535.325  00 

774,789  00 

18.58 

4,234,280  00 

25,210  00 

75,680  00 

6,399  (in 

118.442  50 

117,995  00 

18.59 

871,940  00 

160.930  00 

84.070  00 

46.914.00 

98.610  (HI 

168,244  00 

I860 

1 1 .553.400  00 

117.830  00 

99.125  (H) 

21,465  00 

56.687  50 

36,668  (HI 

1861 

59.529.060  00 

1,132.330  00 

3.199.750  00 

18,216  00 

3.181.295  (HI 

527.499  IH) 

1862 

1.842.660  00 

109,950  00 

22.325  (H) 

17,355  (HI 

280,882  50 

1,326,865  00 

1863 

2,855,800  00 

12,480  00 

12,360  00 

15,117  (HI 

75  00 

6,250  (HI 

1861  

4,085,700  00 

35.800  00 

21.100  (Hi 

8,040  00 

7.185  00 

5.950  (HI 

1865 

7,024,000  00 

40.050  00 

6.475  (H) 

3,495  (HI 

3.862  50 

3,725  (K) 

1860 

13,975,600  00 

37,800  00 

33,600  00 

12.090  00 

7,775  00 

7.18(1  (H) 

1867 

5,021,300  00 

31.400  00 

34,600  00 

7.950  (HI 

8.125  (HI 

5,250  (HI 

1868 

1,972,000  00 

106.550  (H) 

28.625  (HI 

14,625  00 

9.062  50 

10,525  (HI 

1869 

3,503,100  00 

18.550  00 

8,925  00 

7.575  (HI 

10.862  50 

5,925  (HI 

1870 

3,103,700  00 

25.350  (H) 

20.175  (H) 

10.605  (HI 

11.387  50 

6,335  00 

1871 

1.603.0(H)  (HI 

17.800  00 

16,150  IH) 

3.990  00 

13,375  (HI 

3,930  (HI 

1872 

5,037.600  (H) 

16.500  00 

8.450  00 

6.090  (H) 

7.575  00 

3.530  (H) 

1873  

34,190.500  00 

8.250  00 

562.525  (HI 

75  (HI 

445,062  50 

125,125  (HI 

1874 

7.336.000  (HI 

531.6(H)  00 

17.540  00 

125,460  00 

9.850  00 

198.820  00 

1875. . . . 

5.914,800.00 

1,200  (H) 

1.100  (III 

60  00 

1.050  (HI 

420  IH) 

Carried  forward. 

EXITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


49 


ITS  ORGANIZATION.  1793,  TO  DECEMBER  31,  1907. 


SILVER  COINAGE. 


Trade  dollars. 

Dollars. 

Half  dollars. 

Quarter  dollars.  Kent's  ^ 

Dimes. 

Half  dimes. 

Three 

cents. 

$204,791.00 
72,920.00 
7,776  00 
327,536  00 
423,515.00 
220,920  00 

$161,572  00 

$4,320.80 
511  50 
2,226  35 

$1,473  50  

*2,213.50 

2,526.10 

2,755.00 

1 ,959  00 

63.00  









2,176.00 

1,200.00 

$397,500.00 
987,800  00 
218,900  00 


54,45-4.00 

41.650.00 

66.064.00 

19.570.00 
321  00 


173,000 


15,144  50 

14.945.00 
15,857  50 
78,259  50 
105,861  00 

419.788  00 

525.788  00 
684,300  00 

702,905.00 
638.138  00 
601,822  00 
814,029  50 

620.951 .50 

519.537.50 


1.684.50 

30,348 . 50 

51.531 .00 
55,160  75 


17,308.00 


3.464.00 
1,097.50 

3.304.00 
826.50  . 

12,078.00 


1.695.50 
650  50 

1.892.50 


780.00 


16,500.00 


4,471  00 

635 . 50 

6,518.00 


42,150.00 


607.783  50  

980.161.00 

90,293.50 

1,104,000.00 

36,000.00 

375.561  00 

31,861  .00 

94,258  70 

652,898  50 

54,212.75 

118,651.20 

779,786  50 

16,020.00 

10,000.00 

847,100  00 

4,450.00 

44,000.00 

1,752,477.00  . 

1,471,583.00 

42,000.00 

51,000  00 

2,002,090.00  . 

2,746,700  00 

1,000.00 



121,500  00 

1,537,600  00 

25,500  00 

12,500.00 

1.856.078  00 

77.000  00 

61.500  00 

2.382.400  00  

51,000  00 

62,000  00 

2,936,830.00 

99,500.00 

77,135.00 

62,135  00 

2,398.500  00 

80,000.00 

52,250.00 

48,250  00 

2,603,000.00 

39,000.00 

48,500  00 

68.500  00 

3,206.002  00 

71,500.00 

63,500.00 

74,000.00 

2,676,003  00 

488,000.00 

141,000  00 

138.000  00 

00 

3,273,100  00 

118,000.00 

119,000  00 

95,000  00 

1,814,910  00 

63,100  00 

104,200.00 

113.800  00 

1,773,000  00 

208,000.00 

199,250.00 

1 12,750  00 

.00 

1,667,280.00 

122,786.50 

105,311.50 

53,457  50 

00 

717,504  00 

47,031.75 

135,858.00 

67,204.25 

00 

155,000  00 

30,000  00 

162,250.00 

57,500.00 

.00 

1,006,382  00 

22,000  00 

188,750.00 

40.750.00 

00 

1,922,000  00 

161,400  00 

137,000.00 

58,250  00 

00 

883,000  00 

105,300  00 

7,250.00 

21,500,00 

00 

294,500  00 

230,500  00 

175,500.00 

78,200  00 

.00 

1.105.000  00 

127,500.00 

3,130  00 

1,350  00 

.00 

578,000  00 

183,500  00 

24,500  00 

63,700  00 

IK) 

290,000  00 

36,500.00 

45,150.00 

33,400  00 

.00 

626.000  00 

85,000.00 

83,900.00 

65,450  00 

00 

113,500  00 

47,700  00 

193.150  00 

47,750  00 

oo 

100,375  00 

40,000.00 

102,650.00 

39,050  00 

$163,422.00 

00 

38.565  00 

44,265.00 

153,550  00 

50,025.00 

559,905 . 00 

oo 

1 ,766,354  00 

3,813,555  00 

1,217,301.00 

667,251 .00 

342,000 . 00 

.00 

1,491,000.00 

3,095,000  00 

447,000  00 

287,000.00 

20,130.00 

00 

379,750  00 

714,250  00 

207,500  00 

87,500  00 

4,170.00 

00 

469.000  00 

1,816,000  00 

578,000  00 

244,000.00 

43,740 . 00 

00 

994.000  00 

2,411,000  00 

558.000  00 

364,000.00 

31,260.00 

2,113,000.00 

1,842,000  00 

154.000  00 

175.000  00 

48,120  00 

.00 

374,000  00 

336.000  00 

43.000  00 

17,000.00 

10,950.00 

00 

151,850.00 

201,350  00 

60,700  00 

39,950.00 

8,610  00 

00 

1,444,200  00 

1,213,650.00 

192,400  00 

164,050  00 

14,940.00 

.00 

126,175  00 

233,137  50 

84.755.00 

74,627  50 

10,906 . 50 

00 

251,830  00 

48.015  00 

1,446.00 

923 . (X) 

643  80 

00 

189,785  00 

23,517.50 

3,907.00 

23.50 

14.10 

00 

255,950  00 

14,825.00 

1,050.00 

675.00 

255.00 

.00 

372,812.50 

4,381 .25 

872,50 

536 . 25 

681.75 

.00 

212,162  50 

5.156  25 

662.50 

431.25 

138  75 

00 

189,100  00 

7,500.00 

46.625  00 

4,295.00 

123.00 

.00 

397,950  00 

4,150.00 

25,660  00 

10.430  00 

153.00 

00 

300,450  00 

21.850  00 

47,150.00 

26,830  00 

120.00 

00 

582.680  IM) 

42,808  00 

75.361  00 

74.443  00 

127.80 

00 

440.775  00 

45,737  50 

239,645.00 

147.397.50 

58.50 

00 

1 ,308.750  00 

371,075  00 

394,710  00 

35,630  00 

18  00 

1,180,150  00 

117,975.00 

294.070.00 

3,013,750  00 

1,073,375  00 

$7,940.00  1,035.070.00 

.50 


I'NITKl)  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


COINAGE  OF  THE  MINT  AT  PHILADELPHIA  FROM 


GOLD  COINAGE. 


Calendar  years. 


Brought  forward. 

1876  

1877  

1878  

1879  

1880  

1881 

1882 

1883  

1884  

1885  

1886  

1887  

1888  

1889  

1890  

1891  

1892  

1893  

1894  

1895  

1896  

1897  

1898  

1899  

1900  

1901  

1902  

1903  

1904  

1905  

1906  

1907,  Liberty  Head. . 
1907,  Indian  Head.. . 
1907,  Flying  Eagle, 

MCMVII 

1907,  Flying  Eagle.. . 


Total 


Double  eagles. 


Eagles. 


Half  eagles. 


Three  dollars. 


Quarter  eagles. 


Dollars. 


$11,678,100.00 

7.953.400.00 
10,872,900  00 

4.152.600.00 

1.029. 120.00 

45,200  00 

12,600.00 

800.00 

1,422.00 

16.560.00 

22.120.00 

2,420  00 

4.525.320.00 

882,220.00 

1.519.900.00 

28,840.00 
90.460  00 ! 

6,886,780  00 

27.379.800.00 

22.293.120 .00 

15.853.260.00 
27,665,220  00 

3.409.400.00 

33.387.680.00 
37,491,680  00 

2.230.520.00 
625.080  00 

5,748,560  00 

125,135,940.00 
1,180,220  00 

1 .393.800 . 00 

29.037.280.00 


\ 225,000.00 


$7,320.00 

8,170.00 

738,000.00 

3.847.700.00 

16.448.760.00 

38.772.600.00 
23,244.800  00 

2.087.400.00 

769.050 . 00 

2.535.270.00 

2.361.600.00 

536.800.00 

1.329.960.00 

44,850.00 

580,430  00 

918.680.00 

7.975.520.00 

18.408.950.00 

24.707.780.00 

5.678.260.00 

763.480.00 

10.001.590.00 
8,121,970  00 

12.023.050.00 

2.939.600.00 

17.188.250.00 

825.130.00 

1.259.260.00 
1 ,620,380  00 

2.010.780.00 

1.654.970.00 

12.039.730.00 

2.394.060.00 


$7,385  00 
5,760  00 



1,509,750  00 
15,832,180  00 
28,544,000.00 
12.572.800  00 

1.167.200  00 

955.240 . 00 
3,007,530  00 

1.942.160.00 
435  00 

91,480  00 

37,825.00 
21,640  00 
307,065  00 
3,767,860  00 
7,640,985  00 

4.789.775.00 

6.729.680.00 
295,315  00 

4,339,415  00 

3.167.475.00 
8.553, 645  (mi 

7.028.650.00 

3.080.200  00 

862.810.00 

1.135.120.00 
1,960,680  00 

1.511.540.00 
1,744,100  00 
3,130,960  00 


$135 

00 

4,464 

00 

246,972 

00 

9,090 

00 

3,108 

00 

1 ,650 

(Ml 

4,620 

0O 

2,820 

00 

3.818 

00 

2,730 

00 

3,426 

(HI 

18,480 

00 

15,873 

00 

7,287 

00 

$10,552.50 

$3,245  00 

4,130  00 

3,920  00 

715,650  00 

3.020  00 

222,475  00 

3,030  00 

7,490  00 

1.636  00 

1,700  00 

7,660.00 

10,100  00 

5.040  00 

4,900.00 

10,840.00 

1 .982  50 

6,206.00 

2,217.50 

12,205  00 

10,220  00 

6,016  00 

15,705  00 

8,543  00 

40,245  00 

16,080.00 

44,120.00 

30,729  00 

22.032  50 

27.600.00 

6,362.50 

75.265  00 

10,305  00 

15.297  50 

48,005  00 

74.760  00 

60,4 1 2 . 50 

68,375  00 

16S.012.50 

228,307  50 

334,332  50 

e75,080.00 

503,142  50 

(175,178  00 

402.400  00 

/25.028  00 

544,860  00 

/35.041  00 

141,225  00 

841,120.00 

7,233,340.00 


$732,942,720.00 


$260,320,050.00 


$178,098,825.00 


$1,357,716  00 


$26,487,302.50 


$18,533,765.00 


Note — Not  susceptible  of  exact  statement  by  years  of  actual  date  of  coin,  the  registry  of  annual  comage  being 
of  coin  delivered  by  coiners  of  mints  within  the  given  year,  and  these  deliveries  not  having  been  invariably  completed 
within  the  year  of  the  date  of  the  coin,  as  now  required. 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


51 


ITS  ORGANIZATION.  1793,  TO  DECEMBER  31.  1907— Continued. 


SILVER  COINAGE. 


Trade  dollars. 


Dollars. 


$456,150.00 

3,039.710.00 

900.00 

1.541 .00 

1.987.00 

960.00 

1.097.00 

979.00 


$10,509,550.00 

14.807.100.00 
12,601,355  00 

9,163,975  00 

11.101.100.00 

12.291.039.00 

14.070.875.00 

17.787.767.00 
19,963,886  00 
20,290,710  00 

19.183.833.00 

21.726.811.00 
16,802,590  00 

8,694,206  00 

1.037.245.00 
378,792  00 
110,972.00 

12.880  00 

9.976.762.00 
2,822,731  00 
5,8o4,735  00 

330,846  00 
<18,880,912 .00 
6,962,813  00 

7.994.777.00 

4.652.755.00 

2.788.650.00 


Half  dollars. 


$4,209,575.00 
4,152,255  00 
689,200  00 
2.950.00 

4.877.50 

5.487.50 


'Quarter  dollars. 


$1,454,287  50 
2,727,927  50 
565,200  00 
3,675.00 

3.738.75 

3.243.75 


Twenty 

cents. 


$3,180.00 

102.00 

120.00 


Dimes. 


Half  dimes. 


$1,146,115.00  

731.051 .00  

167.880.00  

1,510.00 

3.735.50  

2.497.50  


Three 

cents. 


2,750 

00 

4,519 

50 

2,637 

50 

3,065 

00 

2.943 

mi 

2,855 

00 

6,416 

50 

6,355 

50 

6,295 

00 

100,300 

00 

a942,622 

50 

62,939.148 

50 

574,486 

00 

917,609 

00 

475,381 

00 

1,240,365 

50 

1,478,367 

50 

2,769,423 

00 

2,381,456 

00 

2,134,406 

50 

2,461.388 

50 

1,139,377 

50 

1,496,335 

00 

331,363 

50 

1,319,337 

50 

1,299,287 

.50 

4,075.00 

3.859.75 

2.218.75 

3.632.50 
1,471  50 

2.677.50 
2,708.25 

3.177.75 
20,147.50 

980,150.00 

2.059.311.25 
cl, 37 1,203. 75 

858,243  00 
1,110,220  00 
968,690 . 50 

2.035.182.75 

2.775.183.75 
3,156,211  50 

2.504.228.00 

2.223.203.25 
3,049,436  00 

2.417.516.00 

2.397.203.25 
1,242,062  50 

914,108  75 

1.798.143.75 


391.110.00 

767.571 .20 

336.638.00 
253,342  70 

637.757.00 
1,128,393.90 

549.648.70 

738.071 .10 

991.154.10 

1.531.060.00 

1.212.124.50 

334.079.20 

133.097.20 
69,088.00 

200,076  20 
1,086,926  40 

1.632.073.50 
1 958,084.60 
1,760,091.20 
1 ,886,047 . 80 

2.138.077.70 

1.950.075.50 

1.460.102.70 

1.455.235.00 
1,995,840,60 

2.222.057.50 


$5,107,524.00 


$267,837,917.00  $106,327,713.50^  $60,033,137.50 


$11,342.00 


$39,582,907.80 


$3,948,791 . 90  $1 ,260,487. 20 


a Includes  Columbian  souvenir  half  dollars,  1892,  $475,000.00. 

6 Includes  Columbian  souvenir  half  dollars,  1893.  $2,026,052.50. 
c Includes  Columbian  souvenir  quarter  dollars,  1893,  $10,005,75. 
d Includes  50.000  Lafayette  souvenir  dollars, 
c Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition. 
f Lewis  & Clark  Exposition. 


52 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY 


COINAGE  OF  THE  MINT  AT  PHILADELPHIA  FROM  ITS  ORGANIZATION,  1793, 
TO  DECEMBER  31,  1907. 


1796. 

1797 

1798. 

1799. 

1800. 
1801 . 
1802. 

1803. 

1804. 

1805. 
1806 

1807. 

1808. 

1809, 

1810. 
1811 . 
1812. 

1813. 

1814. 
1813. 
1816. 
1817 
1818. 
1819. 
1820 
1821 
1822. 

1823. 

1824. 
1825 
1826. 

1827. 

1828. 

1829. 

1830. 

1831 . 

1832. 

1833. 

1834. 

1835. 

1836 

1837 

1838. 

1839. 

1840. 

1841 . 

1842 

1843 

1844 

1845 

1846 

1847 

1848 

1849 

1850 

1851 
1852. 
1853 
1854. 
1855 
1836 
1857 
1858. 

1859 

1860 

1861 
1862 

1863 

1864 

1865 

1866 

1867 

1868 

1869 

1870 

1871 

1872 

1873 


MINOR  COINAGE. 


Calendar  years. 

Five 

cents. 

Three 

cents. 

Two 

cents. 

Cents. 

Half 

cents. 

-1795 

$10,660.33 

9.747.00 
8,975.10 

9.797.00 
9,045.85 

28,221.75 

13,628.37 

34.351.00 
24,713.53 

7.568  38 
9,411.16 

3.480.00 
7,272.21 

11.090  00 
2,228  67 
14,585  00 
2,180.25 

10.755.00 

4.180.00 
3,578.30 

$712.67 
577  40 
535.24 

60.83 

1,057.65 

71.83 
489 . 50 
5,276  56 
4,072  32 
1,780  00 

2.380.00 
2.000.00 
5.772.86 

1.075.00 
315.70 

28,209  82 
39,484  00 

31.670.00 

26.710.00 
44.075.50 

3.890.00 
20,723 . 39 

12,620.00 

14.611 .00 
15,174.25 
23,577.32 
22,606  24 

14.145.00 

17.115.00 
33,592.60 

23.620.00 

27.390.00 

18.551.00 

38.784.00 

21.110.00 
55,583  00 
63,702  00 
31,286  61 
24, 627.  IK) 
15,973.67 
23,833  90 
24,283  20 
23,987  52 
38,948  04 
41,208  00 
61,836  69 
64,157.99 

41.785.00 
44,268  44 
98,897.07 
50.630  94 
66,411  31 
42,361  56 
15,748.29 
26,904 .63 

177.834  56 

246.000  00 
364,000.00 

205.660.00 

101.000  00 
280,750  00 
498,400  00 
529.737.14 
354,292  86 

98.265.00 
98,210  00 

102,665  00 
64,200  00 

52.750.00 
39, 295  00 

40.420.00 
116,765.00 

315.00 

1,170.00 

3.030.00 

2.435.00 

11.00 

770.00 

600.00 
705.00 

1,990.00 

199.32 
199.06 
738  36 

648  47 
276  79 
282 . 50 
202.15 
175  90 

$396, 950.  (X) 
272,800.00 

63.540.00 

58.775.00 

56.075.00 

30.930.00 

17.225.00 

14.425.00 
1,300.00 

$341,460  00 

144.030.00 

117.450.00 

97.560.00 

48.120.00 

40.050.00 

18.120.00 

25.860.00 

35.190.00 

$737,125.00 
1.545,175  00 
1 .440,850  00 

819.750.00 

240.300.00 
28,050.00 

301.800.00 
227,500  00 



Carried  forward. 

TOTAL 

GOLD,  SILVER 
AND 

MINOR  COINAGE. 


$453 

165 

152 

545 

645 

571 

510 

516 

370 

371 
333 
801 

1,044 

982 

884 

1.155 
1,108 
1,115 
1,102 

642 

20 

56 

647 

1,343 

1 .425 
1.864 
1,018 

915 

967 

1,858 

1.735 

2,110 

3,024 

1,741 

2,306 

3.155 
3,923 
3,401 
3,765 
7.388 
5,668 
7,764 
3,299 
3,979 
3.021 
2,260 
1,304 

2.426 
6,630 
2,813 
3,416 
3,623 

14,329 

3,265 

8,913 

28,210 

52.689 

52,403 

44,275 

25,465 

12,029 

14,235 

15,447 

9.156 
2,832 

12,772 

70,796 

4,422 

3,730 

5,338 

8,369 

15,545 

7.207 

4.268 

5,380 

4.35 

3.649 

7,429 

38,518 


,541.80 
,402.90 
,250  79 
,698 . 00 
,906. 6S 
,335 . 40 
,956.37 
,075 . 83 
,698.53 
,827  94 
,239  48 
,084  00 
,595  96 
,055  00 
,752.53 
,868  50 
,740.95 
,219  50 
,271  50 
,535 . 80 
,483.00 
,785  57 
,267  50 
,064.50 
,325.00 
,786  20 
,977  45 
509.89 
975  00 

297.00 

894.00 
679.25 
342.32 
381.24 
875 . .50 

620.00 
473  60 
,055.00 
,710.00 
,423  00 
.667  00 
,900.00 
,898  00 
,217  00 
169  61 
667  50 
198  67 
351 .40 
043  20 
257.52 
800.54 

443.00 
306.69 
137.99 
266  32 

513.00 
878 . 43 
679  44 

251.78 
707.35 
654  79 

322.78 
557  46 
126  50 
158  00 
,225.50 
,890.00 
479  00 
.999.80 
,879.24 
,915  36 
,814  25 
,411  25 
,880 . 50 
.580  50 
277  50 
.314  80 

188 .50 
,275  50 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY 


53 


COI.VAGEIOF  THE  MINT  AT  PHILADELPHIA  FROM  ITS  ORGANIZATION,  1793, 
TO  DECEMBER  31,  1907— Continued. 


Calendar  years. 


MINOR  COINAGE. 


Five 

cents. 


Three 

cents. 


Two 

cents. 


Cents. 


Half 

cents. 


TOTAL 

GOLD,  SILVER 
AND 

MINOR  COINAGE. 


1874. 

1875. 

1876. 

1877. 

1878. 

1879. 

1880. 
1881. 
1882 

1883. 

1884. 

1885. 

1886. 

1887. 

1888. 

1889. 

1890. 

1891. 

1892. 

1893. 

1894. 

1895. 

1896. 

1897. 

1898. 

1899. 

1900. 

1901 . 

1902. 

1903. 

1904. 

1905. 

1906. 

1907. 


Brought  forward. 


*176,900 

104,850 

126,500 


*23,700.00 

6.840.00 

4.860.00 


117 
1,455 
997 
3,618 
573,830 
1,148,471 
563,697 
73,824 
166,514 
763,182 
536,024 
794,068 
812,963 
841,717 
584,982 
668,509 
270,656 
498,994 
442,146 
1,021,436 
626,604 
1,301,451 
1,362,799 
1,324,010 
1,574,028 
1,400,336 
1,070,249 
1,491,363 
1,930,686 
1 ,960,740 


70.50 
1,236.00 
748  65 
32,417.25 
759.00 
318.27 
169  26 

143.70 

128.70 
238.83 

1,232.49 
646  83 


$29,558,578.20 


$941,349.48 


$141 

135 

79 

8 

57 

162 

389 
392 
385 
455 
232 
117 
176 
452 
374 
488 
571 
470 
376 
466 
167 
383 

390 
504 
498 
536 
668 
796 
873 
850 
613 
807 
960 

1,081 


,875.00 
,280.00 
,440.00 
,525.00 
,998.50 
,312.00 
,649.55 
.115.75 
,811.00 
,981 .09 
,617.42 
.653  84 
,542.90 
,264.83 
,944.14 
,693.61 
,828.54 
,723.50 
,498.32 
,421 .95 
,521.32 
,436.36 
,572  93 
,663.30 
,230.79 
,000.31 
,337 . 64 
,111.43 
'67 . 22 
,944.93 
,280. 15 
191.63 
,222.55 
,386.18 


$912,020.00 


$19,998,651.12 


Sll 

11 

22 

18 

25 

24 
46 
76 
48 
1 

16 

23 

25 

23 

26 

24 
21 
13 
18 
39 
59 

37 
29 
50 
27 

64 

65 

38 
20 
21 

138 

10 

12 

63 


.141,740.00 
,514,635.00 
,186,845.00 
,639,414.50 
,226,278.50 
,726,424.00 
.329,383 . 70 
,977,125.50 
310,492.00 
946.698  S6 
,949,069.53 
,815,941 .74 
,294,785.60 
,222,705.66 
,673,765.23 
,804,854  84 
,348  981.24 
,900,342.00 
,052,986.17 
,170,435. 15 
,002,636.12 
,708,585.06 
,413,688.63 
,792,290.70 
,654,452  39 
,684,766  96 
,185,767  09 
,053,870  13 
,813,907.87 
,232,265.68 
970,248.30 
609,657.43 
354,350.65 
263,104.93 


Total. 


*39,926.11  $1,753,300,784.31 


54 


UNITED  STATES  1’AFEH  MONEY 


COINAGE  OF  THE  MINT  AT  CARSON  CITY,  FROM  ITS  ORGANIZATION,  1870,  TO  JUNE  30.  189,1 


Calendar  years. 

GOLD  COINAGE. 

SILVER  COINAGE. 

Double 

eagles. 

Eagles. 

Half 

eagles. 

Dollars. 

Trade 

dollars. 

1870 

*75,780 

293,740 

593,000 

448,200 

2,301,700 

2,223,020 

2,768,820 

851,300 

263,600 

214,160 

*59,080 

71,850 

55,000 

45,430 

167,670 

77,150 

46,960 

33,320 

32.440 

17,620 

111,900 

240,150 

67,640 

120,000 

99,250 

*38.375 

103.850 

84.900 

37,080 

105.990 

59,140 

34,435 

43,400 

45,270 

86,405 

255.085 
69,430 

414.085 
64,790 
82,010 

*12,462 

1,376 

3,150 

2,300 

1871 

1872 

1873 

*124,500 

1,373,200 

1,573,700 

509.000 

534.000 
97,000 

1874 

1875 

1876 

1877 

1878 

2,212,000 

756.000 

591.000 

296.000 

1.133.000 

1.204.000 

1.136.000 

228.000 

1879 

1880 

1881 

1882 

782,800 

1,199,240 

1,622,780 

189,000 

1883 

1884 

1885 

1886  a 

1887  a 

1888  a 

1889  b 

618,900 

1,824,180 

100,000 

545,300 

368,040 

350.000 
2,309,041 
1,618,000 
1 ,352,000 

677.000 

1890 

175.000 
1,037,320 

400.000 

140.000 

169.000 
1,040,000 

414.840 

300.000 

1891 

1892 

1893  c 

Total .’ 

SI  7.283.560 

*2.997.780 

*3,548,085 

*13,881,329 

*4,211,400 

COINAGE  OF  THE  MINT  AT  CARSON  CITY,  FROM  ITS  ORGANIZATION.  1870.  TO  JUNE  30.  1893. 


Calendar  years. 

SILVER  COINAGE. 

TOTAL  COINAGE. 

Half 

dollars. 

Quarter 

dollars. 

Twenty 

cents. 

Dimes. 

1870 

*27,308.50 

69.975.00 

136.000  00 

168.530.00 

29.500.00 

504.000  00 
978,000.00 

710.000  00 
31,000.00 

$2,085.00 

2.722.50 
2,275 . 00 

4.115.50 

*215,090.50 
545,523  50 

876.725 . 00 
833,274  60 

3,979,141 .70 
4,963,168  00 
6.402,215  00 
3.990,020  00 
2,950,310  00 
1,074,185  00 

957.985.00 

605.580.00 
2,397,525  00 

2.588.030.00 

2.940.040.00 
417,000.00 

1871 

*2.010.00 
2,400  00 
3,119  10 
1,081.70 
464,500  00 

827.000  00 

770.000  00 
20,000  00 

1872 

1873 

1874 

1875 

35.000  00 

1.236.000. 00 

1.048.000. 00 
249,000.00 

*26,658  00 
2,000.00 

1876 

1877 

1878 

1879 

1880 

1881 

1882 

1883 

1884 

1885 

1886  a 

1887  a 

1888  a. . . 

1889  b 

968,900.00 

4.577.221 .00 

3.795.320.00 

2.712.140.00 

1.485.040.00 

1890  

1891  

1892  

1893c  

*2,654,313.50 

*2,579,198.00 

*28,658.00 

*2,090,110.80 

*49,274,434.30 

. a Coinage  suspended. 


6 Operations  resumed  October  1,  1889. 


c Coinage  suspended  from  May  23,  1893. 


UNITED  STATES  PAPER  MONEY. 


55 


AUTHORITY  FOR  COINING.  CHANGES  IN  WEIGHT  AND  FINENESS.  AND  AMOUNT  COINED.  FOR  EACH 
COIN.  REPORTED  BY  THE  GOVERNMENT  AS  JUNE  30.  1907. 


Denomination. 

Act  authorizing 
coinage  or  change 
in  weight  or 
fineness. 

Weight 

(grains). 

Fine- 

ness. 

Act  discontinuing 
coinage. 

GOLD  COINS. 

Double  eagle  (S20) 

March  3,  1849 

516 

900 

Eagle  (J 10) 

April  2,  1792 

270 

916$ 

June  28,  1834 

258 

899225 

January  IK,  1837. . . 

900 

Half  eagle  (* *5i 

April  2,  1792 

135 

9163 

June  28,  1834 

129 

899225 

January  18,  1837. . . 

900 

Quarter  eagle  (*2.50) 

April  2,  1792 

67  5 

9163 

June  28,  1834 

64  5 

899225 

January  18,  1837 

900 

Three-dollar  piece 

February  21,  1853. 

77.4 

. 900 

September  26,  1890. 

One  dollar 

March  3,  1849 

25.8 

900 

One  dollar,  Louisiana  Purchase 

Exposition 

June  28,  1902  . . . 

25  8 

900 

Dollar,  Lewis  and  Clark  Expo- 

sition 

April  13.  1904  . 

25  8 

900 

SILVER  COINS. 

Dollar 

416 

8924 

January  18,  1837. . 

412* 

900 

February  12,  1873. . 

February  28,  1878.. 

July  14,  1890 

Trade  dollar  b 

February  12,  1873. . 

420 

900 

February  19,  1887. . 

Lafayette  dollar 

March  3,  1899 

412* 

900 

Half  dollar 

April  2,  1792 

208" 

8924 

January  18,  1837 

206  i 

900 

February  21,  1853. . 

192 

February  12,  1873. 

el92  9 

Columbian  half  dollar 

August  5,  1892 

192  9 

900 

Quarter  dollar 

April  2,  1792 

104 

8924 

January  18,  1837 

103* 

900 

February  21,  1853. . 

96 

February  12,  1873. . 

c96  45 

Columbian  quarter  dollar  

March  3,  1893 

96  45 

900 

Twenty-cent  piece 

/77  16 

900 

May  2,  1888 

Dime 

April  2,  1792 

41  6 

8924 

January  18.  1837 

411 

900 

February  21 , 1853 . . 

38  4 

February  12,  1873.  . 

038 . 58 

• 

Half  dime 

April  2,  1792 

' 20  8 

89^4 

January  18,  1837 

20  S 

900 

February  21,  1853 

19.2 

February  12,  1873. . 

Three-cent  piece 

March  3,  1851 

12J 

750 

March  3,  1853 

1 1 752 

900 

February  12,  1873. . 

MINOR  COINS. 

Five  cent  (nickel). 

May  16,  1866 

77. 16 

(/,) 

Three  cent  (nickel) 

30 

lh) 

Two  cent  (bronze) 

April  22,  1864 

96 

(o 

February  12,  1873. . 

Cent  (copper) 

April  2.  1792 

264 

January  14.  1793 

208 

January  26,  1796;'.. . 

168 

February  21,  1857. . 

I ent  i nickel 

72 

(If) 

April  99  IfcfU 

Cent  (bronze) 

April  22,  1864  . .. 

48 

...(0... 

Half  cent  (copper) 

April  2,  1792 

132 

January  14,  1793. . . 

104 

January  26,  1796;.. 

84 

February  21.  1857. . 

Total  amount 
coined  to 
June  30.  1907. 


*1.997,340,520.00 

424.913.720.00 

319.018.570.00 

32,411,092.50 

1,619,376.00 

19,499,337.00 

250,000.00 

60,069 . 00 


n578,303,848 .00 

35,965,924.00 

50.000. 00 

169,475,231 .50 
<12,500,000 . 00 
85,099,617.75 

10.000. 00 

271,000.00 

53,646,305.60 


4,880.219.40 

1,282,087.20 


31,558,554.45 

941,349.48 

912,020.00 

1,562,887.44 

2,007,720.00 

15,750,938.93 

39,926.11 


a Amount  coined  to  February  12,  1873,  88,031,238. 

6 Coinage  limited  to  export  demand,  joint  resolution  July  22,  1876. 
c 124  grams,  or  192.9  grains. 
d Total  amount  coined. 
e 6i  grams,  or  96.45  grains. 

/ 5 grams,  or  77.16  grains, 
ff  2*  grams,  or  38.58  grains. 

n Composed  of  75  per  cent,  copper  and  25  per  cent,  nickel. 

* Composed  of  95  per  cent,  copper  and  5 per  cent,  tin  and  zinc. 

1 By  proclamation  of  the  President,  in  conformity  with  Act  of  March  3,  1795 
k Composed  of  88  per  cent,  copper  and  12  per  cent,  nickel. 


WYNKOOP  H ALLEN  BECK  CRAWFORJ  CO.  NEW  YORK 


